RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GROUNDWATER QUANTITY MANAGEMENT SUB-AREAS WITHIN THE LOWER LOUP NATURAL RESOURCES DISTRICT

January 29 2025

Groundwater Quantity: The Lower Loup Natural Resources District (LLNRD) monitors groundwater levels in the District with the goal of preserving groundwater levels. To achieve this goal, the District has been divided into 20 Groundwater Quantity Management Areas. Declining groundwater levels in portions of the District have necessitated the following:

A Public Hearing on proposed Water Quantity Management Sub-Area designations will be held Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 3:00 p.m., at the Lower Loup Natural Resources District office in Ord, Nebraska. The Public Hearing will be held to hear testimony on the Lower Loup NRD proposal designating Drought Zone 19 as Groundwater Quantity Management sub-area, as per Chapter 8 of the LLNRD Groundwater Management Area Rules & Regulations, “Groundwater Quantity Management Sub-Areas; Designation; Controls.”

A copy of the proposed controls may be obtained at the Lower Loup NRD Headquarters Office in Ord or online at www.LLNRD.org.

Those persons unable to appear at the public hearing or those persons with lengthy testimony may wish to submit their testimony in writing. In order to be considered by the Board of Directors for the purpose of this hearing, such testimony must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at the Lower Loup NRD Headquarters, 2620 Airport Drive, Ord, NE, 68862. Persons with disabilities who wish to provide personal testimony may contact the LLNRD office to arrange auxiliary aids to accommodate testimony.

 

Area 19