October 27, 2021 at 7:00 PM - Water Committee Meeting
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1. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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2. REGULATORY
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2.A. GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT AREA
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2.A.1. Supplemental Well Permit
Rationale:
Ray Kucera Jr would like to drill a supplemental well in E1/2 SE1/4 26-15N-8E. The purpose of the well is to decrease the strain on the existing well in the NE¼. This land is already being irrigated but is within Mead's Wellhead Protection Area. Ray did receive an approved zoning permit from Mead.
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Recommended Motion(s):
Recommend to approve Ray Kucera Jr. supplemental well permit for E1/2 SE1/4 26-15N-8E Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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2.A.2. Variance Ranking Sheet Discussion
Rationale:
The 2 examples are a 40 acre field that is across the road from the existing well that already irrigates 135 acres. Example 1 & 2 show a picture of the scenario,
Questions: Encourage drilling a new well or allowing expansion on an existing well? What best management practices should be considered if the ranking sheet reflects practices? Enforcement of best management practices after a certain time? Committee and staff discuss what would be more efficient, drilling a new well or adding acres to an existing well. Another discussion was continuous and non-continuous tracts. The Committee felt adding best management practices to the scoring sheet would be a challenge to enforce by staff and the Board. The committee directed staff to develop a revised scoring sheet for review on new wells and expansion of acres.
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2.A.3. Cost Share Programs
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2.A.3.a. Flow Meter Maintenance Program
Rationale:
Tri City Meter's will be in year 2 of their contracted flow meter maintenance cycle (4 years). They will be starting meter maintenance within the next couple weeks depending on the weather in parts of Butler, Dodge, and Saunders Counties. Currently, they are scheduled to perform regular maintenance on 226 irrigation flow meters.
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2.A.4. Nitrate Results
Rationale:
A GIS map showing nitrate results from 2021 water sampling. Also, maps from the Mead and Platte Center areas.
The committee would like staff to review nitrate results from previous sampling events to look for trends. Should consider public information and offer water sampling for domestic wells.
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2.A.5. Bellwood Phase 2 Area
Rationale:
2021 is the nineteenth year for this Phase 2 Area.
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2.A.6. Richland - Schuyler Phase 3 Area
Rationale:
2021 is the sixth year of this Phase 3 Area. This Phase 3 area went into effect September 1, 2015. The 55 sections of this area first went into a Phase 2 Area in 2004. The ten sections that were in Phase 2 are now in Phase 3. As such, the 2020 and 2021 numbers (at bottom of table) are for 65 sections.
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2.A.7. LPNNRD Operator Certification
Rationale:
Attached are planned meetings for 2021-22.
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2.A.8. Lower Platte River Basin Water Management Plan Coalition (LPRBC)
Rationale:
A $10,000 invoice is attached for 2021-22 Coalition dues.
Shown are updates from a meeting staff had with The Flatwater Group. This is the process of determining data that will go into the Insight model. The Coalition is working on the next 5-year allotment starting in 2023. Website: http://nednr.nebraska.gov/INSIGHT/ - this is the INSIGHT model location
Recommended Motion(s):
Recommend paying the invoice for $10,000 to NARD for Coalition dues. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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2.A.9. Water Transfers
Rationale:
Staff met with Don and Bill Wegener on transferring acres from Section 11-17-4E, west of Rogers. Don is working on obtaining more information to present to LPN. He claims that the certified irrigated acres that the sandpit obtained were still available to him. Staff have asked for documentation to that effect.
The committee was concerned about transferring previous certified irrigated acres from land that had been sold.
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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
Rationale:
# new wells has been reviewed and approved for decommissioning since the last Committee meeting.
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3.A.2. Plugged Wells
Rationale:
# wells have been plugged, reviewed, and ready for cost share payment approval this month.
Recommended Motion(s):
Recommend approving payment for well decommissioning to Laska Land LLC for $418.50 and Dawson Farm & Ranch for $1,000 Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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3.B. LOWER PLATTE NORTH NRD GROUND WATER STUDIES
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3.B.1. Phase Area Update
Rationale:
Staff gave a demonstration of the Nitrate Assessment Tool for the Nitrogen Management Areas.
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3.B.2. Lower Platte River Consortium
Rationale:
An extension is being requested to continue for 1 year. This extension is not asking for any additional money, but will allow members to continue planning on a workable drought plan for the Platte River. This extension needs to be signed by October 28th to keep the existing agreement in place.
Recommended Motion(s):
Recommend LPN Manager to sign the Consortium Amendment for a 1-year extension with Board ratifying at Board Meeting. 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:
Staff explained that Dvorak Well Drilling had not started because of personnel issues. The site east of Fremont is on hold until the owner decides if a payment is necessary.
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3.D. GMDA Conference
Rationale:
GMDA conference is scheduled for January 18-20, 2022 in San Antonia, TX.
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4. OTHER
Rationale:
Will's monthy report for October.
The November Board Meeting will be Monday, November 8, starting at 5 pm at Schuyler High School.
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4.A. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
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