Summary: Election of new officers & committees, Basin Planning meeting, N-COREPE’s status report as well as meeting of the new manager of the project, Frenchman Valley Commitment, Approval of proposed changes to the Rules & Regulations, LRNRD allowing the MRNRD to receive their excess credit, & Interlocal Agreement between 9 NRD’s to hire a lobbyist.
Summary: Testimony was received for the Ground Water Management Area Rules & Regulations, changes consisted of the addition of a section covering chemigation rules and prices.
$100 million Expected to Attract Enrollment of 7.7 Million Acres for Conservation
Applications should be submitted to local NRCS offices. As part of the CSP application process, applicants will work with NRCS personnel to complete a resource inventory of their land, which will help determine the performance of existing and new conservation activities. The applicant's conservation performance will be used to determine eligibility, ranking and payments.
Summary: Legal updates, preparations for legislative conference, year in review, N-CORPE status report, updating a critical management area, draft of changes to the chemigation rules
Reflecting a new spirit of cooperation, Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado today have reached a historic agreement during a special meeting of the Republican River Compact Administration. Representatives of the States have signed a resolution, approving operational adjustments in 2014 and 2015 under the Republican River Compact that will benefit water users throughout the Basin and set the Administration on a course to find long-term solutions to persistent problems.
I understand by certifying the Non-Irrigated Status of the above mentioned property, I will not be charged Occupation Tax for Tax Year 2015 only. I understand I must apply for this exemption each year before June 1stto avoid being charged the Occupation Tax.
Summary: Accepted Audit, Compact Issues, N-CORPE interviews for the manager’s position, DNR Preliminary Basin Forecast for 2015, Closed ARP until further notice, signed contract for UBBNRD’s engineer, Discussion of hiring hydrologist.