Directors and Staff

Directors & Staff

Our e-mail address: rlhorn@spnrd.org

Our mailing address:
South Platte NRD
551 Parkland Drive
PO Box 294
Sidney, NE 69162-0294

Phone: (308) 254-2377
Fax: (308) 254-2783
South Platte NRD Staff:

Rod L. Horn, General Manager

Galen Wittrock, Assistant Manager

Natural Resources Coordinator

Don Ogle Information & Education Coordinator

Kyle Liebig, Water Resources Coordinator

Chris Kaiser, Natural Resources Coordinator

Travis Glanz, Water Resources Technician

Linda Suhr, Administrative Secretary/Bookkeeper

Jodi Livingstone, District Secretary

Hilary Cook, Kimball Field Office Secretary

Jane Joyce, Sidney Field Office Secretary

South Platte NRD Board of Directors:

Deborah Crago, Kimball County

Jim Johnson, Kimball County

Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel, Cheyenne County

Paul Hutchison, Cheyenne County

Keith Rexroth, Cheyenne County

Tom Biggs, Cheyenne County

Larry Rutt, Deuel County

Click on Director's name for Subdistrict and contact information.

Click here to view Subdistrict maps and information.

South Platte NRD Staff

Rod L. Horn, General Manager - rlhorn@spnrd.org

Administrative officer and treasurer for the board of directors

Overall administrator for district programs and projects

Handles day-to-day operations of district, supervises office staff

Galen Wittrock, Assistant Manager - gwittrock@spnrd.org

Manages regulatory programs (chemigation, sediment & erosion, groundwater management)

Oversees conservation tree program / community tree planting program

Coordinates wildlife habitat improvement program

Kyle Liebig, Water Resources Coordinator - kliebig@spnrd.org

Administers programs to implement the District's groundwater management plan

Assist with implementing Nebraska's depletion plan

Coordinates efforts with cities and towns to protect existing water supplies

Directs various local, state or federally funded projects

Chris Kaiser, Natural Resources Coordinator - ckaiser@spnrd.org

Coordinates groundwater registration update program

Oversees the groundwater quality and level monitoring program

Assist with the conservation tree program, project/program inspections, and general maintenance

Coordinates NeRAIN program

Don Ogle, Information & Education Coordinator - dogle@spnrd.org

Conducts public information program

Coordinates educational events, school programs and teacher workshops

Web site administrator

Travis Glanz, Water Resource Technician - tglanz@spnrd.org

Conducts irrigation flow meter program

Assists farmers with nitrogen and irrigation water management

Linda Suhr, Administrative Secretary/Bookkeeper - llsuhr@spnrd.org

Administers NSWCP and SPNRD cost share programs

Assists with conservation cost-share programs

Accounts payable, financial statements and payroll operations

Monthly and quarterly reports

Jodi Livingstone, District Secretary - jlivingstone@spnrd.org

Office receptionist

Assists with tree and chemigation programs

Accounts receivable and purchasing

Water resources secretarial duties and data input

Hilary Cook, Field Office Secretary - hilary.cook@ne.nacdnet.net

Kimball NRCS office receptionist

Contact for NRD programs / inquiries

Jane Joyce, Field Office Secretary - jane.joyce@ne.nacdnet.net

Sidney NRCS office receptionist

Contact for NRD programs / inquiries

South Platte NRD Board of Directors

Subdistrict 1: Deborah Crago debcon@embarqmail.com

811 S. Walnut

Kimball, NE 69145

(308) 235-5336

Occupation: Self-employed

Member since January, 2005. Term expires December 31, 2008

Subdistrict 2: James C. Johnson jdjohnson@daltontel.net

6742 Road 34 N

Dix, NE 69133-8905

(308) 682-5634, (308) 241-1742

Occupation: U.S. Bureau of Land Management retired, part-time farmer

Member since January, 2003. Term expires December 31, 2010

Subdistrict 3: Dr. Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel cburkhartkriesel@unl.edu

4626 Road 111

Gurley, NE 69141

(308) 884-2424, (308) 632-1234(w)

Occupation: University of Nebraska Community & Economic Development Specialist, farmer

Vice-Chair. Member since April, 1996. Term expires December 31, 2008

Subdistrict 4: Paul A. Hutchison hutchp@hamilton.net

9727 Road 18

Sidney, NE 69162

(308) 254-3599, (308) 249-2505

Occupation: Farmer

Member since June, 1995. Term expires December 31, 2010

Subdistrict 5: Keith Rexroth rexrothk@msn.com

2478 Parkview

Sidney, NE 69162

(308) 254-2506, (308) 249-1750

Occupation: Farmer

Board Chair. Member since January, 1993. Term expires December 31, 2008

Subdistrict 6: Tom Biggs trbiggs@live.com

11956 Road 26

Sidney, NE 69162

(308) 254-4183, (308) 249-1096

Occupation: Farmer

Secretary. Member since July, 1999. Term expires December 31, 2010

Subdistrict 7: Larry L. Rutt llrutt78@agristar.net

2234 Road 181

Chappell, NE 69129

(308) 874-2982 (308) 874-4107

Occupation: KN Energy retired, part-time electrician, part-time farmer

Member since September, 2003. Term expires December 21, 2008

South Platte NRD Population by Subdistrict (2000 Census)

Subdistrict 1 2,253

Subdistrict 2 2,215

Subdistrict 3 2,235

Subdistrict 4 2,373

Subdistrict 5 2,286

Subdistrict 6 2,348

Subdistrict 7 2,307

TOTAL 16,017 Subdistrict Population Ratio of High to Low = 2,373 = 1.07:1 (7% variance)

2,215

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