(KLZA)-- The public is invited to an open house Wednesday evening from 6 – 7:00 at the Nemaha Natural Resources District office in Tecumseh.  

This will be a chance for landowners and residents of Southeast, Nebraska to learn about the Nemaha River Basin Water Quality Management Plan.

This plan provides a single, coordinated strategy to identify water quality threats and needs, prioritize watersheds and areas for improvement, and identify practices and activities to address the known deficiencies in water quality.  

Representatives from the NRD and Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality will be present to discuss the intent of the plan, key recommendations and how the Plan will benefit the public as projects are implemented in the future. 

Currently the top priority for the Nemaha NRD is toe address the declining water quality at Kirkman’s Cove Lake northwest of Humboldt.  Other priorities include small sediment structures above Duck Creek reservoir and maintaining a grass cover within the Burchard Reservoir watershed.  

The Nemaha NRD is also considering a new program to assist communities with reducing nitrate pollution and promoting water conservation practices within Drinking Water Protection Area’s.

You can visit the Nemaha NRD website www.nemahanrd.org for more information on the plan.