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Forms and Permits

Forms and permits for various NRD programs can be downloaded below. All files are in PDF format.

Request for Proposals

None at this time.

Employment Opportunities

The Lower Platte North NRD is hiring for a Recreation Facility Coordinator at Czechland & Homestead Lakes. Individual must live within 8-10 miles of the Prague/Czechland area. The Recreation Facility Coordinator is a part-time seasonal position from April through October working 20 -24 hours/week. This position is accountable for ensuring the operations & maintenance of the District’s programs, property, buildings and equipment at Czechland and Homestead Lakes Recreation Areas. The Coordinator will work under the direction of the Operations & Maintenance Manager and others, as assigned, in carrying out District projects.

View full description here.

Interested applicants should call Bob Heimann at the Lower Platte North NRD 402-443-4675.


The Lower Platte North NRD hires two summer interns each year. The position begins in May and will run until the start of the fall semester of school.
Work will be conducted from the NRD’s headquarters located in Wahoo, Nebraska. A district vehicle is provided to perform work related activities.
Main job duties include, but may not be limited to, the following:

(May & June) Operations and Maintenance Department:
• Tree planting
• Dam site maintenance and inspections (spraying noxious weeds & cutting trees)
• District property maintenance, to include recreational facilities
• District vehicle maintenance
• Other operational and maintenance duties as assigned
• Office duties such as data entry, educational activities

(July & August) Water Department:
• Verifying flow meters
• Variance and well permit checks
• Performing chemigation inspections
• Performing ground water quality sampling
• Measuring irrigation well pumping rates with an ultrasonic flow meter
• Flow meter readings and taking water level measurements

For additional information and a full description, please contact Bob Heimann, Operations & Maintenance Manager, or Russell Oaklund, Water Resources Specialist, at the NRD: 402-443-4675.

Well Permits and Variances

Well Permit
(required before drilling a well in the Lower Platte North NRD; variance request is also required)

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Variance Request for New Water Well
(required to drill new well in Hydrologically Connected and Non-Hydrologically Connected Water Development Areas)

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Variance Request for Expanded Water Use
(required to expand irrigated acres or other water use in Hydrologically Connected and Non-Hydrologically Connected Water Development Areas)

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For variance forms for Restricted Development Areas or Butler-Saunders and Platte-Colfax Special Quantity Subareas, please contact us at (402) 443-4675 or lpnnrd@lpnnrd.org

 


 

Other Water-Related Forms

Chemigation Permit Application
(to apply for new, renewal or emergency permit for chemigation)

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Online Nitrogen Certification/Water Conservation Test Request
see Nitrogen Certification & Water Conservation Training for information and test requests.

 


 

Flow Meter Requirements & Approved Models
(for high-capacity wells and wells in Stay or Level III Management Areas)

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Well Interference Complaint Form
(to report issues with water levels and possible well interference from nearby wells)

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Well Abandonment Packet
(information on how to obtain cost-share funds for abandoning wells)

BROCHURE

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Groundwater Management Area Rules & Regulations
(Full text of GWMA rules and regs)

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Groundwater Management Plan
(Full text)

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Groundwater Voluntary Integrated Management Plan 
(Full text of V-IMP)
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(Full text of V-IMP Order)
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Lower Platte River Drought Contingency Plan
(Current draft of the Drought Plan)

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Lower Platte North NRD Nebraska Ag Water Management Network (NAWMN) Application

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Forestry & Wildlife

Tree Order Form
(species and prices updated as of October 4, 2023)

Please call 402-443-4675 for availability before placing your order.

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Land Treatment

Rock & Jetty Packet
(application forms and information on rock & jetty cost-share)

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Outdoor Recreation

Geocaching Permit and Regulations
(for placing geocaches on NRD public property)

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Clint Johannes Education Building at Lake Wanahoo
For rental availability, please call the Lower Platte North NRD at 402-443-4675

BUILDING INFORMATION

Board & Committee Agendas & Minutes

 

Current agendas for our board and committee meetings can be viewed at our Sparq Data Meetings site:

AGENDAS

New agendas show up on the Sparq Data Meetings site automatically as they become available.

Archived minutes from 2015-Present are available for download in PDF format below.

Nebraska Open Meetings Act

 

Archived Board Minutes, 2015-Present

Publications

NRD publications can be viewed/downloaded below. Downloadable files are in PDF format.

 

The Viaduct is the newsletter of the Lower Platte North NRD. A print version of the Viaduct is distributed twice a year (winter and summer) in area newspapers. An email version is also sent to our mailing list subscribers (enter your email below to join!).

Latest Issues of the Viaduct:

Please contact us for copies of the 2015 Viaduct issues and earlier.

Annual Report

 

The Lower Platte North NRD publishes an Annual Report each winter summarizing accomplishments from the past fiscal year. The report is inserted into area newspapers, including the Columbus Area Choice, the Fremont Tribune, the Schuyler Sun, the Wahoo-Ashland-Waverly Market Weekly, and the David City Banner Press. Approximately 25,000 copies of the report are distributed through these newspapers.

See our Annual Reports in our Viaduct Issues!

Long Range Plan

The Lower Platte North NRD uses a Long Range Implementation Plan as a planning tool for future projects and programs. The Plan is updated at the end of each fiscal year (July 1-June 30). The plan summarizes district activities for the previous fiscal year and lists objectives for the upcoming fiscal year. The plan also contains long-range objectives for the next five-year period.

DOWNLOAD FY23 LONG RANGE PLAN

Hazard Mitigation Plan

The Hazard Mitigation Plan was developed as an update to the 2010 Lower Platte North NRD Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. In compliance with the requirements of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, this plan was created in effort to identify and profile hazards, identify people and facilities at risk, assess for threats and potential vulnerability, and identify strategy and mitigation measures. The development included direct participation from thirty-three jurisdictions and in-direct participation from one village and five public school districts.

The recent Lower Platte North NRD Hazard Mitigation Plan can be viewed below.

DOWNLOAD HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN