Middle Niobrara Natural Resources District
Text Box: Text Box: On January 25th, 2008, The Nebraska Department of Natural Resources (NDNR) announced that it had made a final determination that the portion of the Lower Niobrara River Basin between the Mirage Flats Diversion Dam and the Spencer Hydropower Plant is fully appropriated. See the NDNR website for more information NDNR Recent Public Hearings 2008 Annual Report Integrated Management Map of Full and over appropriated areas Text Box: NOTICE OF MEETING DATE THE MIDDLE NIOBRARA NRD WILL HOLD THEIR REGULAR BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING ON Monday, October 6th, 2008 AT 3:00 p.m. (CT) AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE, 526 EAST 1ST STREET, VALENTINE, NE 69201. THE MEETING AGENDA IS KEPT CONTINUALLY CURRENT AT THE VALENTINE OFFICE. Text Box: Water Use in the MNNRD January 1st 2008, The Middle Niobrara NRD will begin the process of Certifying Acres. Check the DNR Registered Groundwater Wells database to make sure your wells are registered properly Text Box: Jerry Hardy, Soil Conservation Technician at the Ainsworth NRCS Field Office, passed away February 7th 2008 from cancer.  His funeral is Monday, February 11th, at 11:00 a.m. at the Ainsworth United Methodist Church.  You are invited to lunch at the church following the service.  Burial will be at Victoria Springs Cemetery (6 miles East of Anselmo on Highway 21A, then 2 miles north) at aproximately 3:00 p.m.  Visitation will be Sunday, February 10th, at the Ainsworth United Methodist Church 4:00-8:00 p.m. Cards will reach Jerry's family at: 632 West Dawes Ainsworth, NE  69210 Text Box: Welcome to a new UNL employee that will be housed at the MNNRD Jess Yahnke is the new Forest Fuels Management Specialist with the Nebraska Forest Service. She will be focusing on fuel load reduction and firewise programs in the Niobrara Basin. She can be contacted at 526 E. 1st St, Valentine NE 69201 402-376-3241 Text Box: Chemigation Inspections The deadline to have your chemigation forms properly filled out and returned with the appropriate permit fee is June 1st, 2008. Renewal applications received after this date will be considered new permits and assessed the $30 fee. Certification of Irrigated Acres

 

 

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