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...
by Little Blue | Oct 4, 2018 | News, Recycling
According to the EPA’s website, every year, the United States produces more than 300 million scrap tires. Historically, these tires were sent to landfills or illegally dumped in ditches. Fortunately for the local residents, the Little Blue NRD has secured...
by Little Blue | Oct 1, 2018 | News, Recycling
The Trailblazers Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D) located in Red Cloud spearheaded the electronic waste collection efforts through grants secured with the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality. Little Blue NRD recycled 90,834 that could have...
by Little Blue | Sep 11, 2018 | News, Rural Water Projects
The City of Fairbury was issued a violation by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services on August 22, 2018. The following letter was sent by Jeff Sweetser, Water Superintendent for the City of Fairbury, with the notice of violation put out by the NE DHHS....
by Little Blue | Aug 29, 2018 | News, Recycling
About E-Waste According to a report conducted by the Consumer Electronics Association in 2013, the average American household uses about 28 electronic products such as personal computers, mobile phones, TVs and electronic readers (e-readers). The EPA reports that in...
by Little Blue | Aug 6, 2018 | News, Operator Training
Little Blue NRD will be putting on an operator training for those needing to renew their operator education to stay in compliance with District Regulations. All times will be 9 am to noon. Dates: Dec 6th – Fairbury 4-H Building – North Room, Fairbury Dec...
