May 31, 2017 at 5:00 PM - Water Committee Meeting
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1. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Rationale:
At the May 8, 2017, Board Meeting, the following motion to table was passed by all present: A motion by Dave Saalfeld and second by Jim McDermott to table until budgeting time, budgeting $20,000 for the development of an aquifer risk map for FY17-18 and continue discussion on development of the interactive mapping tool, with cost estimates presented in the budget for committee review
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2. REGULATORY
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2.A. ITEMS FOR WATER COMMMITTEE
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2.B. GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT AREA
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2.B.1. Irrigated Acres for 2016 in the HCA and NHCA
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No new activity to report
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2.B.2. Variance Request in the Hydrologically Connected Area (Limited Development Area)
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No new activity to report
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2.B.3. Variance Requests in the Non-Hydrologically Connected Area (Normal Development Area)
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No new activity to report
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2.B.4. Variance Requests in the Restricted Development Areas
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No new activity to report
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2.B.5. Well Permit Program
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2.B.5.a. Well Permits Approved
Rationale:
Wells Permits Approved: 0
The total number of approved permits for 2017 is 11 Location of Approved Well Permits for 2017: Correct as of5/31/2017
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2.B.6. Irrigation Runoff Complaint
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2.B.7. Well Interference Complaints
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2.B.8. Potential Violation of Expanded Irrigaiton
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2.B.9. Special Quantity Subareas
Rationale:
Terry Lutjens has installed all of the required water flow meters on his irrigation wells. Staff inspected and certified the meters on Thursday, May 25. Tri City Meter will be going to all the recently installed sites and put a seal on them.
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2.B.9.a. LPNNRD SQS Operator Certification Classes
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2.B.10. Lower Platte River Basin Water Management Plan Coalition (LPRBC)
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No new activity to report
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2.B.11. Cost Share Programs
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2.B.11.a. Irrigation Well Sample Kits
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2.B.11.b. Nebraska Agricultural Water Management Network (NAWMN)
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No new activity to report
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2.B.11.c. Flow Meter Maintenance Program
Rationale:
Received invoices from Tri City Meters for 6 producers who's flow meters needed additional repair. The NRD will be sending out invoices to the producers for reimbursement. The total of all the invoices that will be reimbursed is $1480.81.
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2.B.11.d. Flow Meter Cost Share in SQS #2
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2.B.11.d.1. Flow Meter Cost Share in SQS #2
Rationale:
At the November 30, 2016 Water Committee, a motion was made to fund GWEL cooperator wells at $1,000 per 8 inch meters ($770 from WSF and $230 from LPNNRD = $1,000) and at $749 per 6 inch meters ($577 from WSF and $172 from LPNNRD = $749) As of May 23, 2017 we have received a total of 176 applications. Only 5 of these still need to be inspected to insure that the meter is installed properly. The LPNNRD has received no flow meter cost-share applications since the last Water Committee meeting.
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2.B.12. Bellwood Phase 2 Area
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2.B.13. Richland - Schuyler Phase 2 Area
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2.B.14. Richland - Schuyler Phase 3 Area
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2.B.15. LPNNRD Operator Certification
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2.B.15.a. LPNNRD Operator Certification Classes
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2.B.16. Certifying Acres in Saunders and Dodge Counties
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2.C. CHEMIGATION
Rationale:
For 2017 we have 443 renewals and 25 new permit applications for a current total of 453. Inspections for 0 renewal permits and 3 new permits have been completed. Deadline for Chemigation Renewals is June 1.
The breakdown by County for the Total Number of Renewals within the LPNNRD.
The breakdown by county of the number of renewal inspections completed.
The breakdown, by county for the ## new chemigation permit applications, are listed below:
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2.D. LIVESTOCK WASTE PERMITS
Rationale:
The LPNNRD has received #2 livestock permit applications from DEQ since the last Water Committee meeting. Both of these sites are located southeast of Bruno in SQS #1. These are wean-to-finish facility with the plan to double the number of weaned pigs. Current livestock wells are registered at 9 and 20 GPM.
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2.E. GROUNDWATER RULES AND REGULATIONS
Rationale:
Questions involving the Groundwater Rules and Regulation: 1. Require all flow meter for agricultural use to be Acre-Inch? 2. Do you want to allow time totalizers for water use? 3. Should we put the 27 inch rolling allocation in the acre inch allocation? Adjust every 3 years instead of yearly? 4. Hydrologically Connected Areas has been allowing 2500 acres per year since 2009. Is this the correct number as the quality of variance applications have dwindled. 400 acres would still allow swing arm pivots or tracts that have change hands. 5. Allowing up to 400 acres within 1 mile of a Restricted Areas? 6. Non-Hydrologically Areas? 7. Variance "conditional permit" correct? Right criteria? Minimum requirements or points? 8. Supplemental wells rules? Minimum pumping requirement like 200 - 300 GPM? Longer pump tests like 12 or 24 hours compare to 4 hours? 9. Water Banking or Transfers? IMP will be using Acre Feet as a criteria for stream depletion. 10. Add another Level or Phase rule? 11. Other items? These are just discussion items to add, subtract or do nothing to the Rules and Regulations.
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3. GROUND WATER PROGRAMS
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3.A. DECOMMISSIONED WELL PROGRAM
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3.A.1. Well Estimates
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# new wells has been reviewed and approved by Gottschalk for decommissioning since the last Committee meeting.
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3.A.2. Plugged Wells
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# wells have been plugged, reviewed, and ready for cost share payment approval this month.
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3.B. LOWER PLATTE NORTH NRD GROUND WATER STUDIES
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3.B.1. Elkhorn Loup Model (ELM)
Rationale:
A conference call was held with USGS on the updated model of the ELM project. The group discussed the graphics, tables and figures within the report. Feedback on the model was due May 26 so a final report can be produced. Attached is the boundary map and an additional map showing Shell Creek added to the model.
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3.B.2. Eastern Nebraska Water Resources Assessment (ENWRA)
Rationale:
Katie will be at the Committee Meeting for an update.
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3.B.3. Platte and Elkhorn River Valley Integrated Water Monitoring
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3.B.4. Lower Platte River Consortium
Rationale:
A meeting was held with Consortium members and followed by a workshop held with staff, which Larry Angle participated as a consultant. HDR and Flatwater group have developed a worksheet to calculate the water flow on the Platte and Elkhorn rivers. This worksheet takes in consideration leaching, evaporation and withdraws. What the worksheet can show, if 500 CFS is added to the river at North Bend how much of the water will potentially reach Ashland. It can also be used as a predictive tools on short and long term basis for water flow. It was discussed what the benefit to river flow would occur if surface water withdraws were limited. Discussion also involved how much surface water would flow by managing groundwater wells. The spreadsheet could not answer these questions but something that will be considered. Working with groundwater might need to include a water model in conjunction with the spreadsheet. The workshop discussed potential projects and locations on supplementing water flow when necessary in the Platte and Elkhorn Basins. Naturally the closer to Ashland the projects can be, more benefit will be seen. It was suggested to look at the cleanup water from the former Ordinance Plant near Mead as a potential water source. Other suggestions looked at potential impound structures within both Basins. A couple more workshops are planned in the next couple of months in which Board members will be invited to participate in the process. Attached are options on paying the invoice for the Drought Contingency Plan Funding. This item was in FY16-17 budget for $14,850 per year. Both grants came through, so the amount has been reduced from the original match requirement. The total is $26,000 in which $13,000 can be paid in each fiscal year.
Recommended Motion(s):
To approve payment of $13,000 to Lower Platte South NRD for LPNNRD's annual contribution (2-year $26,000) to the Lower Platte River Consortium Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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3.C. NEW MONITORING WELLS
Rationale:
Katie Cameron will be making a presentation on the proposed monitoring wells that was discussed at the last Water Committee. She will explain the purpose and value of of installing wells in certain locations. This will give the Committee an opportunity to ask questions and any other concerns as this is a budget item for FY17-18.
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3.D. GROUND WATER ENERGY LEVELS
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3.E. GROUND WATER QUALITY SAMPLING
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3.F. FORMER ORDNANCE PLANT NEAR MEAD
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Annual Tour is May 24 at 5 pm with information attached.
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4. SURFACE WATER PROGRAMS
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4.A. STATE LAKES, FOR THE WEEK OF
Rationale:
Week of May 22th, 2017 No lakes from Lower Platte North are on this list. Zero lakes were impaired for harmful algal blooms, as none of the beaches sampled were beyond the limit of 20ppb for microcystin. There are quite a few new lakes on health alert for bacteria, exceeding the limit of 235 cells/100ml of lake water.
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4.B. USGS WATER QUALITY MONITORING ON SHELL CREEK
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5.A. CMAT Conjunctive Management Analysis Tool
Rationale:
Bob Gregalunas and Mike Sotak will be at the Committee Meeting to discuss the Analysis Tool. This will give the Committee a chance to learn how the process will function and how staff can use it to obtain potential answers on ground and surface water questions. This will be a budget item for the Committee to consider.
Recommended Motion(s):
To approve participation in CMAT (Conjunctive Management Analysis Tool) and budget $19,150 (2-year commitment of $38,300) for LPNNRD to be a partner in the development of the analysis tool Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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5.B. Master Database and Monitoring Equipment
Rationale:
Neal Johnson from the Phoenix Group will be providing information on equipment and installation costs for monitoring irrigation wells which has PVC pipe within the well column. This information can be used in the SQS areas on monitoring water levels throughout the year. Staff could use this information as a predictive tools during the pumping seasons to determine when the well's cone of depression seems to be concerning or potential interference. The rules at this time requires wells to be measured during the spring, summer and fall. Measuring these wells manually could be reactive and not proactive, as this takes staff time along with the travel time to these areas.
Recommended Motion(s):
To approve the proposal for budgeting purposes $36,000 to develop the field apps for staff's tablets/laptops Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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5.C. LPNNRD WATER PROGRAMS BUDGET FY17-18
Rationale:
Attached is a proposed budget for FY17-18. At the last Water Committee, the Committee agreed to participate in a WSF grant for future AEM flights. The flights and processing of the data would be in 2018 - 19. Under the GW Projects Sinking Fund a sum of $100,000 was included to spread the cost out over 2 - 3 fiscal years. A 40 percent match on a 750,000 grant would be $300,000. Water Department Staff Priority List: 1. Mobile Application and Field Data Collection (Master Database) 2. AEM Flights 3. Monitoring Wells and Test Holes 4. Monitoring Equipment for Wells in SQS #2 5. CMAT plus water tools and/or Hydrological Risk Map 6. GW Elevations WANN subarea
Recommended Motion(s):
To direct staff to prepare the FY18 Water Budget with the list attached to the Water Committee minutes Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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5.D. GMDA SUMMER CONFERENCE
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Attached is a report on the GMDA summer conference and a flyer promoting the winter conference, which will be held in Baton Rouge, LA in mid-January.
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5.E. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
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