State irrigation district sues to limit allotment
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By The Associated Press
Thursday, Jan 08, 2009 - 10:53:48 am CST
GERING — The Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District is suing the North Platte Natural Resources District, saying the NRD is hindering efforts to restore Lake McConaughy’s water level.
The Central District says the NRD’s decision to limit Pumpkin Creek irrigators northwest of the lake to a 12-inch groundwater allocation is inadequate. Central manages irrigation allotments from McConaughy and had urged the NRD to set a 3-inch limit for Pumpkin Creek, which feeds the lake.
Central wants the Scotts Bluff County District Court to disallow the 12-inch limit. It also wants the court to place regulations limiting groundwater pumping to a level that would restore historic surface water flows to the Platte and its tributaries.
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It is a system and must be managed accordingly. Too bad the NRDs got their "boy", Chris Langemeier, as Chair for the Legislature's Natural Resources Committee. NRD interests, Chris is an ex NRD Board member, will be his utmost priority and I'll bet no major changes will occur. Lawsuits will become more and more common until the NRD leadership recognizes the foibles of their "strategy".
Maybe some Legislators will even question the viability of the NRDs. They should. Insanity is doing the same thing you have always done and expecting a different outcome! That is the true NRD mantra. "