The North Platte Telegraph: Officials say the reservoirs along the Missouri River are ready to handle the floodwaters that are expected to flow into the system this year. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it has the full flood storage space available in the reservoirs, so it is in good shape headed into the…
Sioux City Journal: Ida Grove city leaders and residents disagree on whether fluoride should continue to be placed in the city water supply, so residents in the Ida County town seat may be surveyed on the subject. Ida Grove Councilman Doug Clough on Friday said the fluoride issue at hand may be placed as a…
Kearney Hub: The North Platte Natural Resources District (NRD) is opening enrollment in the Encouraging Producer Innovation through Conservation (EPIC) allocation buy-back program, which will help the District meet obligations under its Integrated Management Plan. The EPIC Program provides financial incentives for producers to help the District reduce consumptive use and reach its resource management…
Scottsbluff Star-Herald: Once the costs were revised, Terrytown is about ready to start work on the next phase of its project to completely update the city’s water system. The city has already completed its connection with Gering, which is providing water for Terrytown. The next two phases are to upgrade the city’s water mains and…
Norfolk Daily News: Water quality in the Lewis & Clark Natural Resources District is becoming an issue. “In recent years, we have been seeing an increase of nitrates in the ground water in the Bazile Creek watershed and also in central Cedar and Knox counties. We started wondering what’s going on with our surface water,”…
Kearney Hub: Meeting reports included an overview by CNPPID Government and Public Relations Manager Jeff Buettner of some water-related bills in the Nebraska Legislature. One, LB134, would reinstate a 3-cent levy authority for natural resources districts within basins that have designated fully appropriated or overappropriated areas. Those NRDs are required by the Nebraska Department of…
Sioux City Journal: A company facing opposition from environmentalists and landowners as it works to build an $800 million oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota has cleared another hurdle by obtaining a state water permit, though the matter could still end up in state court.State Engineer Garland Erbele on Thursday…
Scottsbluff Star-Herald: A bill introduced by State Sen. John Stinner, of Gering, which would reinstate the 3 cent levy authority for fully or over-appropriated natural resources districts, was heard before the Legislature’s Revenue Committee on Wednesday afternoon. Fully and over-appropriated natural resources districts, such as the North Platte NRD, are districts directed by the state’s…
Sioux City Journal: A regional water system providing water to communities in southeast South Dakota and northwest Iowa awarded an $8.2 million contract Thursday for construction of 10 miles of a new pipeline near Sioux Center, Iowa. The low bid, under the $11 million initially budgeted for the project, was submitted by Carstensen Contracting of…
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