Certify Irrigated Acres


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Certification of Irrigated Acres

HCA Irrigated Acres Map
Certify Acres Outside the HCA

The certification of irrigated acres is a tool the NRD uses to effectively manage ground water quantity concerns. Knowing the location and number of irrigated acres and the amount of water qpplied to those acres helps us make management decisions that preserve and protect the water supply and protect existing water users.

Certification of irrigated acres is taking place throughout the District with the exception of the hydrologically connected area (HCA) of the District, where certification is already completed. Irrigation certification in the rest of the District is continuing.

Hydrologically Connected Area (HCA)

Owners of irrigated land within the District's HCA should have already certified their acres with the NRD. Contact the NRD if you have questions about this process.

The Nebraska Department of Natural Resources has designated HCAs throughout the state where ground and surface water resources are directly connected and have relatively immediate impacts on each other. In the Lower Platte South NRD the area includes about 70 sections along Salt Creek, between Lincoln and Ashland and along the south side of the Platte River from Ashland to Plattsmouth.

Legislation passed in 2009 requires the NRD to limit the expansion of irrigated acres in the HCA through 2012. A total of 2,965 HCA acres have been certified as historically irrigated; HCA Irrigated Acres Map. Applications to transfer acres may be submitted anytime. Applications to expand (add) irrigated acres in the HCA should be submitted by October first. Contact the NRD for applications. All LPSNRD regulations related to the legislation are contained in LB 483 Rules & Regulations.

Certification in the Remainder of the District
Certify Acres Outside the HCA

The NRD is also certifying irrigated acres outside the HCA, with a deadline of having all irrigated acres in the District certified by January 30, 2011. Certifying acres throughout the District will allow the NRD to make better management decisions involving ground water quantity.

In addition, the NRD is requiring well meters on many wells throughout the District. Find out more!