by Little Blue | Mar 29, 2024 | News, Watershed Management
The Farming for the Blue River project is a partnership between the Little Blue Natural Resources District (NRD), Lower Big Blue NRD, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and the Nature Conservancy. The goal of this project is to co-learn with farmers to...
by Little Blue | Feb 15, 2024 | Groundwater Management, News, Water Management
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Little Blue Natural Resources District (LBNRD) will hold a public hearing Tuesday, March 12th at 6:30 p.m., immediately preceding the full board meeting, in the LBNRD boardroom, located at 100 East 6th...
by Little Blue | Nov 22, 2023 | Groundwater Management, News, Water Management
This spring the water levels were completed in the month of April. The map above shows the changes between Spring 2022 and Spring 2023. This map shows a large majority of the District with declines. Geologic Area 1 was down -1.43 feet on average. Some of the hardest...
by Little Blue | Jul 18, 2023 | News, Water Management, Watershed Management
During spring 2023, the Little Blue Natural Resources District (LBNRD) launched the Thirty-Two Mile Creek WFPO Plan-Environmental Assessment (EA) with support from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). A kick-off meeting with local and state agencies was...
by Little Blue | Apr 12, 2023 | News, Water Management, Watershed Management
Date: April 11, 2023 To: Prospective Consultant From: Little Blue Natural Resources District RE: Request for Proposal – Development WFPO Watershed Plan – Environmental Assessment for – Thirty-Two Mile Creek Watershed Improvement Project in Adams County, Nebraska The...
by Little Blue | Feb 14, 2023 | News, Water Management
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 13, 2023 NDEE Extends Private Well Reverse Osmosis Rebate Program The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) has extended the Private WellReverse Osmosis Rebate Program. The initial application period opened January 1, 2023 and...
by Little Blue | Aug 11, 2021 | News, Water Management
Spring 2021 Water Levels Spring water levels were completed this month. Geologic Area 1 was up 0.49 feet, Geologic Area 2 up 0.28 feet. Area 1 was up 0.44 last fall and that carried through to this spring; Area 2, the paleo-valley aquifer from Chester to Fairbury,...
by Little Blue | Apr 21, 2021 | Groundwater Management, News, Water Management
HEBRON, Neb., April 20, 2021 – The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is working with landowners in the Big Sandy watershed to protect water quality. Funds are available to landowners within this watershed through the National Water Quality Initiative...
by Little Blue | May 15, 2020 | Water Management
Spring water levels were completed in mid-April this year. Geologic area 1 was up 2.49 feet, and geologic area 2 was up 1.88 feet.On the color change map, there were large areas by Blue Hill and Davenport with very significant rises, but those large numbers...
by Little Blue | Jun 19, 2019 | Groundwater Management, News, Water Management, Watershed Management
NEWS RELEASENatural Resources Conservation Service 100 Centennial Mall NorthFederal Building, Rm. 152Lincoln, NE 68508-3866www.ne.nrcs.usda.gov@NebraskaNRCSContacts:Joanna Pope, NRCS Public Affairs Officer(402) 437-4123Janet Valasek, NRCS District...
by Little Blue | May 15, 2019 | Groundwater Management, News, Water Management, Watershed Management
In the spring of 2018, Geologic Area 1 was just a few inches from implementing a stay on well drilling and expansion of irrigated acres. Geologic Area 2 has had such a stay in place since 2006. However, 2018 fall levels were up, and fortunately, that did translate...
by Little Blue | Feb 25, 2019 | Groundwater Management, News
The District is now using a weighted, rather than a straight line, average for recording spring and fall water levels. This method uses a mapping program to create a measured polygon shape around each well and multiplying the change in depth for the well within that...
by Little Blue | Feb 22, 2019 | Groundwater Management, News
Did you know that the Little Blue Natural Resources District will test your drinking water for nitrates for FREE? Fill out a water sample request form below and we will send you a test kit. Simply follow the enclosed directions and send the sample back. We’ll...
by Little Blue | Dec 3, 2018 | I & E, Irrigation, News, Operator Training, Water Management
Annual operator training sessions start this week. The board of directors has changed those who are required to attend these meetings. Instead of mandating all operators within the Little Blue NRD to attend these meetings; only those who operate in the...
by Little Blue | Oct 9, 2018 | Groundwater Management, Irrigation, News, Water Management
New Groundwater Rules & Regulations adopted by the Board of Directors become effective on September 15th and state the following: “Chapter 2.9.5 – Failure to certify existing irrigated acres by January 1, 2019 will preclude a groundwater user from...
