The South Platte NRD Board of Directors is a group of locally elected officials managing area natural resources on your behalf. The board meets the second Tuesday of each month and welcomes your input.
The next scheduled board meeting is:
Tuesday, July 14
7 p.m. at the SPNRD office, 551 Parkland Dr. in Sidney.
Click here to see board agendas and minutes.
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Welcome to the New SPNRD Website
Welcome to the new South Platte NRD Website. We invite you to explore the site and learn more about the services offered by the NRD, as well as some of the things we're doing to manage natural resources on the behalf of everyone in the southern Nebraska Panhandle.
The new site has been designed with you, the user, in mind. We've tried to make it easier for you to find the things you need, while packing it with information. We'll be adding to the site over time and will be glad to have you back often.
Public Hearings Held on IMP, Basin-wide Plans and Districtwide Rules
State and local natural resources officials recently held public hearings on various regulations regarding water management within the South Platte NRD.
Under requirements of the Nebraska Ground Water Management and Protection Act (LB962), the state’s natural resources districts with areas designated as fully- or overappropriated are required to work with NDNR develop integrated management plans to manage the state’s ground water and surface water resources.(Click here to read more)
WANTED: Local weather watchers for NeRAIN
Volunteers are needed in Cheyenne, Deuel and Kimball counties to volunteer for a special project for studying the complex patterns of rain, hail and snow in Nebraska.
NeRAIN, (the Nebraska Rainfall Assessment and Information Network) is looking for volunteers – preferably with Internet access -- willing to report measurements of precipitation using high quality backyard rain gauges. (Click here to read more)
Citizens' Group Monitors Environmental Impact
In keeping with its mission to protect and manage natural recources, one activity the District is involved with is the Citizen’s Monitoring Committee (CMC) at Kimball.
The local group, established by the South Platte NRD and the Kimball community, monitors the environmental impact of operations at Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. (CHESI). (Click here to read more)