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The Republican, the Platte and Pumpkin Creek: Current Nebraska Water Policy Issues

University of Nebraska - Lincoln Digital Commons

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Title The Republican, the Platte and Pumpkin Creek: Current Nebraska Water Policy Issues
Creator Aiken, J. David
Description Potential conflicts between surface water users and ground water users are posing perplexing challenges to Nebraska policy makers. Surface water law is the rule of priority, "first in time is first in right," as administered by the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Ground water is primarily the rule of correlative rights, as administered by local natural resources districts (NRDs). Traditionally ground water irrigators have been subject to few restrictions on drilling new wells...
Date 2006-11-29T08:00:00Z
Type text
Format application/pdf
Identifier https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/watercenterpubs/1 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/watercenterpubs/article/1000/viewcontent/Aiken.pdf
Source Faculty Publications from The Water Center
Publisher DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Subject Water Resource Management

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