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The Public Interest Test for Water Appropriations

University of Nebraska - Lincoln Digital Commons

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Title The Public Interest Test for Water Appropriations
Creator Zellmer, Sandi
Description Nebraska, like most states, imposes a “public interest” review on applications for water appropriations, changes and transfers. However, Nebraska statutes do not provide any specific public interest criteria for use in evaluating applications for new water appropriations or intra-basin transfers. Under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-234, an application for a water appropriation may be refused when denial is demanded by the public interest. The director of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has...
Date 2006-11-29T08:00:00Z
Type text
Format application/pdf
Identifier https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/watercenterpubs/4 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/watercenterpubs/article/1003/viewcontent/ZellmerPublicInterestMemo.pdf
Source Faculty Publications from The Water Center
Publisher DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Subject Water Resource Management

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