(KTNC) -- The Nemaha Natural Resources District Board of Directors overhauled the District’s groundwater regulations about one year ago. The board is now discussing potential revisions to those rules.
NRD General Manager Bob Hilske says it’s they want to address questions that have come up since the new rules were approved. He says the board wants to evaluate the rules to ensure the system they're using for permitting wells is adequate for the future.
Hilske says they try to review the groundwater rules occasionally and look for areas where they may need to be clarified.
He says the rules that were approved last year for approving well permit applications have generally been well received.
Some of the areas Hilske says that may be clarified include better defining when an application should be scored - when it's received or when it's approved - and how to deal with well permits received in the same month that are too close to one another. He says the rules also don't clearly define how to consider how to handle a situation where a permitted well is not drilled and another application is received for a well in the same location.
NRD staff will collect comments from board members and work to prioritize possible changes before the May board meeting. Any changes would require a public hearing before they take effect.
The NRD Board approved eight well permits this month. Four of the new wells are in Nemaha County, two are in Johnson County, and one each are in Richardson and Gage Counties.
© Many Signals Communications
MOST VIEWED STORIES
Industrial Park accident claims man's life Monday
Atchison man ID'd as fatal industrial accident victim
Company issues statement following workplace death
Huron man injured in Atchison Co motorcycle crash
Funds being raised to help injured Sabetha Asst. Fire Chief
Body recovered from Missouri River at St. Joseph
Holton's USD 336 loses thousands to fraud
Domestic call leads to Horton drug, endangerment, arrest
One person injured in 3-vehicle Brown Co crash
Motorcyclist killed in St. Joseph, MO crash
State board denies USD 115 land transfer petition
Rural Horton man enters plea in beating case
Jackson Heights principal resigns
White Cloud man injured in NW MO crash
Resolution: Squatting off-limits in Jefferson Co
New Horton Elementary School Principal hired
BAK concludes, bike exchange, set for A-Town Saturday
Former owner of KTNC Radio in Falls City remembered
LATEST STORIES
Richardson Co grand jury verdict in death of inmate
Domestic call leads to Horton drug, endangerment, arrest
Federal, state funds support Valley Falls safety
Toxic algae alert issued for Pawnee County lake
USD 415 board holds special meeting
Pony Express Re-ride June 17-27
New Horton Elementary School Principal hired
RELATED STORIES
Nemaha NRD Approves Expenses for Duck Creek Project
Nemaha NRD Accepting Applications for Director Vacancies
Kirkmans Cove Project Moving Forward
Nemaha NRD Board Approves Levy Decrease
Water Issues To Be Discussed During Special Meeting
Discount Nemaha NRD Park Permits Available
Update Given on SE Neb Flood Control Dam