Groundwater levels being closely monitored in northeast Nebraska
4/25/2023 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Burt County, NE
Cedar County, NE
Colfax County, NE
Cuming County, NE
Dixon County, NE
Dodge County, NE
Knox County, NE
Madison County, NE
Pierce County, NE
Platte County, NE
Stanton County, NE
Thurston County, NE
Wayne County, NE
Start Date: 1/1/2023
- End Date: 4/25/2023
Water users in the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resource District have a 15-inch allocation for the 2023 growing season while the area remains in extreme and exceptional drought. If drought conditions improve to severe drought for 14 consecutive days, the restriction would be lifted for locations within the area. Spring well measurements show that wells continue to decline.
News Channel Nebraska (Grand Island, Neb.), April 25, 2023
The Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District imposed water restrictions on anyone with a well in a D3 or D4 area in late October. The LENRD will be closely watching groundwater levels in 2023.
WJAG-AM (Norfolk, Neb.), Jan 24, 2023
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