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EQIP Sign-Up Deadline

Monday, September 8, 2014

Farmers and ranchers interested in soil, water and wildlife conservation are encouraged to sign up now for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). EQIP is available from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.  Those interested in applying are encouraged to sign up before Oct. 17, 2014.

Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) News

Monday, September 8, 2014

Questions and Answers About Animal Feeding Operations and Inspections:

August Regular Meeting 2014

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Summary of the Meeting: Update on Medicine Creek Case, Koetter Response, Approved Budget for Publication, Watershed Assessments, Contract Agreement with NRCS to pay Ben Hardin & Robb Overton, Annual Conference Voting Delegate, N-CORPE Status Update, Creation of Sub-Committee for Frenchman Valley Project, Hired Brown & Caldwell for modeling project, Applications being received for field secretary office in Curtis

July Adjudicatory Hearing Meeting 2014

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Summary: The purpose of this hearing is to receive evidence and testimony concerning the denial of a request for a variance from the District’s Ground Water Management Area, Rules and Regulations. Specifically a request from Medicine Creek LLC to drill a new well, denied by the Board of Directors at our April 8, 2014 regular board meeting.

July Regular Meeting 2014

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Summary of the meeting: Draft budget, N-CORPE report, Notice of Non-Compliance for Dave Koetter, Creation of Sub-Committees, Watershed Rehabilitation, Doris Burke starting work at the MRNRD, Purchase of new copier & scanning system.

June Regular Meeting 2014

Monday, June 9, 2014

Summary of the meeting: Draft budget, water purchased from Frenchman Valley/H&RW delivery, Basin Wide Planning with LB1098, N-CORPE status, Gothenburg Livestock ARP contract, Dunbar Peterson bid accepted, personnel changes.

Regular May Meeting 2014

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Summary of the meeting: Basin tour, Accepting bids for new computers and server, N-CORPE status, USGS water model, discussion held on pooling changes, starting of the focus group meetings, suggested changes to the personnel policy.

April Regular Meeting 2014

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Summary of the meeting: Draft budget, Compliance Issues, Farm Bill Update, NRCS local work group, Watershed Rehabilitation, Conversation on the Basin Tour, Sylvia Johnson covering for the I & E Employee job while entertaining accepting position, 2014 scholarship winners, Website construction, N-CORPE status, Acceptance and motion carried on Wolfe ARP contract, tree planting.

April Variance Meeting 2014

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Summary of the meeting: Variance request VAR 11-FY2014 for Medicine Creek LLC to construct a new water well.

March Regular Meeting 2014

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Summary of the meeting: Compliance issues, Envirothon, Water Conference, Legislative Bills Update, N-CORPE status, Rules & Regulations being effective March 10, 2014, Election Filings, Personnel committee meeting, hiring a new I & E employee, direction to look for bids to do construction in the MRNRD office.

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