Platte River
Recovery Implementation Program
Endangered Species Programs
Platte River
Recovery Implementation Program
Contact: Mark Czaplewski
Website
Update
Economic
Impact Study
Least Tern
Nebraska Habitat Conservation Coalition
Contact: Mark
Czaplewski
Piping Plover
Members
Update
Central
Platte NRD Water Rights to Protect River Flows for Fish & Wildlife Habitat
Update:
including 15-year review by
DNR
Proposed Lower Platte River Instream Flow Workgroup- The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (NGPC) and the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources are proposing a plan for a variety of interested parties to come together to cooperatively study the possibility of modifying the existing NGPC lower Platte River instream flow water rights to hopefully reduce the likelihood of new “fully appropriated” determinations by the DNR pursuant to LB 962. The NGPC are open to looking at their existing spring and summer instream flows to see if it would be biologically justified to make some adjustments. These entities are asking interested parties to join together to see what studies could be conducted and at what costs, to make these calls for NGPC.
The Central Platte NRD was asked to join in the planning and study process through the execution of a Memorandum of Agreement. There are no costs are involved, other than staff expenses for attending related meetings. Joining the process allows the NRD to keep abreast of what the NGPC might be planning and to allow influence in that process. The Board authorized Ron Bishop to sign the Memorandum of Agreement.
COHYST
Cooperative Hydrology Study
Update
Website
Contact: Duane Woodward