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| Irrigation District Act. (2) Whenever a majority of the electors owning land or holding leasehold estates, or who are entrymen of government lands, in the manner and to the extent provided in the Irrigation District Act, in any district sus |
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| Reclamation Act |
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| Municipal and Rural Domestic Ground Water Transfers Permit Act |
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| Industrial Ground Water Regulatory Act |
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| Nebraska Ground Water Management and Protection Act |
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| Nebraska Chemigation Act |
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| Water Well Standards and Contractors’ Practice Act |
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| Wellhead Protection Area Act |
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| Safety of Dams and Reservoirs Act |
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| § 46-1,164 |
Surface Water Irrigation Infrastructure Fund; created; use; investment |
| § 46-1,165 |
Surface water irrigation infrastructure; grants; matching funds |
| § 46-201 |
Water for irrigation; declared natural want |
| § 46-202 |
Natural streams; unappropriated water; dedication to public use; appropriated water; further appropriation |
| § 46-203 |
First appropriators; declared first in right |
| § 46-204 |
Natural streams; priority of appropriations; first in time, first in right; preference from nature of use |
| § 46-205 |
First appropriators; date of priority |
| § 46-206 |
Appropriation; water to be returned to stream |
| § 46-207 |
Appropriation; no land to be crossed by more than one ditch |
| § 46-226 |
Determination of priority and amountof appropriation; duty of department;certain court orders; department; powers |
| § 46-226.01 |
Application for recognition of incidental underground water storage; procedure |
| § 46-226.02 |
Application; director; approval; conditions |
| § 46-226.03 |
Terms, defined |
| § 46-227 |
Water in streams; measurement; duty of department |
| § 46-228 |
Flowing water; standards of measurement |
| § 46-229 |
Appropriations; beneficial or useful purpose required; termination; procedure |
| § 46-229.01 |
Department; examine condition of ditches |
| § 46-229.02 |
Appropriations; preliminary determination of nonuse; notice; order of cancellation; procedure |
| § 46-229.03 |
Appropriations; preliminary determination of nonuse; notice; contents; service |
| § 46-229.04 |
Appropriations; hearing; decision; nonuse; considerations; consolidation of proceedings; when |
| § 46-229.05 |
Adjudication of water rights; appeal |
| § 46-229.06 |
Appropriations; partial cancellation; rate of diversion; determination |
| § 46-230 |
Adjudication of water rights; record; duty of appropriation owner to furnish information; notice |
| § 46-231 |
Amount and priority of appropriation; determination; limitation of amount; storage water |
| § 46-233 |
Application to appropriate water; time of making; contents; procedure; priority date; notice; hearing; temporary permit; emergency use |
| § 46-233.01 |
Permit to appropriate water for use in another state; application; considerations; determination |
| § 46-233.02 |
Appropriation of water for use in another state; laws governing; rights of appropriators |
| § 46-234 |
Application for water; refusal; grounds; effect; necessity for consent; perfection of appropriation; time allowed |
| § 46-235 |
Application for water; approval; date of priority; conditional or partial approval; hearing; director; powers and duties |
| § 46-235.01 |
Public water supplier; appropriation for induced ground water recharge; hearing; evidence of beneficial use; priority date; vesting |
| § 46-235.02 |
Public water supplier; payment of compensation; when |
| § 46-235.03 |
Public water suppliers; natural resources districts; powers |
| § 46-235.04 |
Induced ground water recharge appropriations; administration; transfer of priority dates; procedure |
| § 46-236 |
Application for water power; leasefrom state required; fee; renewal; cancellation; grounds |
| § 46-237 |
Map or plat; requirements; failure to furnish; effect |
| § 46-238 |
Construction of project; time restrictions;failure to comply; forfeiture; extension of time for completion of work; appeal |
| § 46-240 |
Additional appropriation; conditions; application procedure |
| § 46-240.01 |
Supplemental additional appropriations;agricultural appropriators; application |
| § 46-241 |
Application forwater; storage reservoirs; facility for underground water storage; eminentdomain; procedure; duties and liabilities of owner |
| § 46-242 |
Use of stored water; permit; application; conditions; limitations; procedure |
| § 46-243 |
Application for water; reservoir intended for raising water level |
| § 46-244 |
Canals; declared works of internal improvement; laws applicable |
| § 46-245 |
Irrigation canal, defined; laws applicable |
| § 46-246 |
Ditches, dams, or similar works; construction; right of eminent domain |
| § 46-247 |
Ditches, dams, or similar works; construction; eminent domain; procedure |
| § 46-248 |
Right-of-way for irrigation laterals; condemnation; procedure |
| § 46-249 |
Irrigation works constructed by authority of United States; right-of-way over public lands; grant; school lands excepted |
| § 46-250 |
Places of diversion; storage sites; changes; procedure |
| § 46-251 |
Irrigation works; use of state lands and highways; grant; right-of-way; condemnation |
| § 46-252 |
Conducting of water into or along natural channels; withdrawal; permit, when required; liability |
| § 46-253 |
Ditches; changing line; flow maintained; liability |
| § 46-254 |
Interfering with waterworks; taking water without authority; penalty |
| § 46-255 |
Ditches; construction through private property; bridges and gates |
| § 46-256 |
Persons controlling canals or reservoirs; headgates and measuring devices; failure to construct; construction by Department of Natural Resources |
| § 46-258 |
Ditches; maintenance; outlets; headgates; duties of owner |
| § 46-259 |
Running water in rivers and ravines; right to use |
| § 46-261 |
Lands to be irrigated; appropriations transferred; information filed with Department of Natural Resources; recording gauges; failure to install; effect |
| § 46-262 |
Duties of persons taking water; noncompliance; liability |
| § 46-263 |
Water; neglecting and preventing delivery; penalty |
| § 46-263.01 |
Water; molesting or damaging measuring device; penalty |
| § 46-263.02 |
Water; molesting or damaging measuring device; apprehension and conviction; reward |
| § 46-265 |
Embankments; maintenance; return of unused water; duties of owner |
| § 46-266 |
Irrigation water; overflow on roads; duty of owner to prevent; violation; penalty |
| § 46-268 |
Contract for use of water; record; rights of grantee unimpaired by foreclosure of liens |
| § 46-269 |
Mutual irrigation companies; recognized; bylaws; when lawful |
| § 46-270 |
Irrigation projects; how financed |
| § 46-271 |
Corporations or associations; construction or operation of canals or reservoirs; assessments of stock; when authorized; how enforced |
| § 46-272 |
Water users’ associations organized under reclamation act of the United States; stock subscriptions; how recorded; fees |
| § 46-273 |
Water; United States may furnish to individuals; conditions and requirements |
| § 46-281 |
Artesian water; waste prohibited |
| § 46-282 |
Artesian water; waste; penalty |
| § 46-283 |
Legislative findings |
| § 46-284 |
Definitions, sections found |
| § 46-285 |
Irrigation water reuse pit, defined |
| § 46-286 |
Ephemeral natural stream, defined |
| § 46-287 |
Irrigation water reuse pit; reusing ground water; exempt from certain provisions |
| § 46-288 |
Interbasin transfers; terms, defined |
| § 46-289 |
Legislative findings; interbasin transfers; application for water; factors considered; order issued |
| § 46-290 |
Appropriation; application to transfer or change; contents; approval |
| § 46-291 |
Application; review;notice; contents; comments |
| § 46-292 |
Application; hearing |
| § 46-293 |
Application; review; Director of Natural Resources; powers |
| § 46-294 |
Applications; approval;requirements; conditions; burden of proof |
| § 46-294.01 |
Appropriation; temporary transfer; filings required |
| § 46-294.02 |
Appropriation; temporary transfer or change; renewal or extension |
| § 46-294.03 |
Appropriation; temporary transfer or change; effect on classification and valuation |
| § 46-294.04 |
Appropriation; temporary transfer or change; effect on rights of condemnation |
| § 46-294.05 |
Rules and regulations |
| § 46-295 |
Legislative findings |
| § 46-296 |
Terms, defined |
| § 46-297 |
Permit to appropriate water; modificationto include underground water storage; procedure |
| § 46-299 |
Permittee; authorized to levy a fee or assessment; limitation |
| § 46-2,100 |
Fee or assessment; limitation |
| § 46-2,101 |
Fee or assessment; application for approval; contents; fee schedule |
| § 46-2,102 |
Fee or assessment; lien |
| § 46-2,103 |
Injunction; when issued |
| § 46-2,104 |
Director’s order; not subject to collateral attack |
| § 46-2,105 |
Appeal |
| § 46-2,106 |
Use of underground stored water; authorized |
| § 46-2,107 |
Legislative findings |
| § 46-2,108 |
Appropriation of water for instream flows; terms, defined |
| § 46-2,109 |
Streams with need for instream flows; identification; study |
| § 46-2,110 |
Permit to appropriate water for instream flows; application; requirements |
| § 46-2,111 |
Permit to appropriate water for instream flows; director; powers and duties |
| § 46-2,112 |
Permit to appropriate water for instream flows; hearing; when; notice; director; powers |
| § 46-2,113 |
Director; modify appropriation or application; when |
| § 46-2,114 |
Proposed instream appropriation; additional studies; notice of application |
| § 46-2,115 |
Application for instream appropriation; approval; when |
| § 46-2,116 |
Application for instream appropriation; public interest determination; factors |
| § 46-2,116.01 |
Application for instream appropriation; use of stored water; study |
| § 46-2,116.02 |
Instream appropriation; use of stored water; funding |
| § 46-2,117 |
Contested case hearing; mediation or nonbinding arbitration required; when; costs |
| § 46-2,118 |
Instream appropriation; limited to defined stream segment |
| § 46-2,119 |
Instream appropriations; manner of administration |
| § 46-2,120 |
District or company; notice to landowner; when required; terms, defined |
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District or company; hold appropriation; sections; how construed |
| § 46-2,122 |
District or company; application for transfer and map; filing requirements; approval; conditions |
| § 46-2,123 |
Hearing on application and map |
| § 46-2,124 |
District or company; notice prior to meeting; requirements |
| § 46-2,125 |
Order granting application and map; contents; appeal |
| § 46-2,126 |
Priority date |
| § 46-2,127 |
District or company; transfer of appropriation for agricultural purposes; when |
| § 46-2,128 |
District or company; transfer of appropriation for agricultural purposes; published notice; contents |
| § 46-2,129 |
District or company; transfer of appropriation for agricultural purposes; hearing; notice; powers and duties; priority date |
| § 46-2,130 |
Sections; how construed |
| § 46-2,139 |
Storm Water Management Plan Program; created; assistance to cities and counties; grants; Department of Environment and Energy; duties |
| § 46-301 |
Irrigation districts; establishment of electric light and power systems; powers |
| § 46-302 |
Electric light and power system; construction or acquisition by resolution; procedure |
| § 46-303 |
Electric light and power system; construction or acquisition by petition; procedure |
| § 46-304 |
Electric light and power system; construction or acquisition; examination and report by Department of Natural Resources |
| § 46-305 |
Electric light and power system; construction or acquisition; election required; procedure; vote required; effect of affirmative vote |
| § 46-306 |
General provisions of irrigation law applicable |
| § 46-307 |
Operation of lines beyond district boundaries; powers of district; cost payable out of earnings |
| § 46-308 |
Issuance of debentures pledging earnings; powers of district; judicial confirmation not required |
| § 46-309 |
Proposals in conflict with original project; vote of electors a condition precedent to adoption |
| § 46-310 |
Rates and charges for electric current; rules and regulations of system |
| § 46-311 |
Sale, lease, or transfer; law applicable |
| § 46-312 |
Extension; pledged net proceeds inadequate; bonds; how issued |
| § 46-313 |
Eminent domain; use of highways; construction and operation; general law applicable |
| § 46-314 |
Profits from sale of electricity; how used |
| § 46-315 |
Use of water for hydroelectric plant; rights of irrigation district |
| § 46-574 |
Boundaries; change; no impairment of rights; petition; contents |
| § 46-575 |
Boundaries; change; petition; bond |
| § 46-576 |
Boundaries; change; petition; board of directors; fix time and place of hearing |
| § 46-577 |
Boundaries; change; protesting petition; requirements |
| § 46-578 |
Boundaries; change; protest petition; disqualification of signer |
| § 46-579 |
Boundaries; change; protest petition; when dismissed |
| § 46-580 |
Boundaries; change; protest petition; requisite number of signers; dismissal of original petition |
| § 46-581 |
Boundaries; change; objections |
| § 46-582 |
Boundaries; change; objections; hearing |
| § 46-583 |
Boundaries; change; hearing; election; final order; filed with Department of Natural Resources |
| § 46-584 |
Boundaries; change; decree; determination; directors; terms of office |
| § 46-585 |
Fiscal year, defined; audit; Auditor of Public Accounts; form; prescribe; filing; time |
| § 46-586 |
Audit; contents |
| § 46-587 |
Audit; information made available |
| § 46-601 |
Ground water; declaration of policy |
| § 46-601.01 |
Terms, defined |
| § 46-602 |
Registration of water wells; forms; replacement; change in ownership; illegal water well; decommissioning required |
| § 46-602.01 |
Water well in management area; duties; prohibited acts; penalty |
| § 46-604 |
Registration form; copies; disposition |
| § 46-606 |
Water wells; registration fees; disposition |
| § 46-608 |
Ground water; conservation; declaration of policy |
| § 46-609 |
Irrigation water wells; spacing; requirements; exceptions; new use of well; registration modification; approval |
| § 46-610 |
Irrigation water wells; special permit to drill without regard to spacing; application; fee |
| § 46-611 |
Irrigation water wells; spacing requirements not applicable; when |
| § 46-613 |
Ground water; declaration of policy; preference in use |
| § 46-613.01 |
Ground water; transfer to another state; permit; Department of Natural Resources; conditions |
| § 46-613.02 |
Violation; penalty; false information; enforcement |
| § 46-635 |
Ground water, defined |
| § 46-635.01 |
Water well, defined |
| § 46-636 |
Pumping for irrigation purposes; Legislature; finding |
| § 46-637 |
Pumping for irrigation purposes; permit;application; approval by Director of Natural Resources |
| § 46-651 |
Spacing of water wells; distance |
| § 46-653 |
Spacing of water wells; special permit; application; contents; fee |
| § 46-654 |
Public water supplier; protections applicable; procedure |
| § 46-655 |
Violations; injunction |
| § 46-655.01 |
Public water supplier; notice of intent to consider wellfield; contents; effect; termination |
| § 46-691 |
Transfer off overlying land; when allowed; objection; procedure; natural resources district; powers and duties; Director of Natural Resources; duties |
| § 46-691.01 |
Transfer off overlying land for domestic use; limitations; liability |
| § 46-691.02 |
Transfer off overlying land for domestic use; applicability of section |
| § 46-691.03 |
Transfer off overlying land for environmental or recreational benefits; when allowed; application; fee; natural resources district; powers and duties |
| § 46-801 |
Natural lakes; drainage; diversion; application |
| § 46-802 |
Application; recording; investigation |
| § 46-803 |
Application; approval; when authorized |
| § 46-804 |
Application; rejection; when authorized |
| § 46-805 |
Appeal; procedure |
| § 46-806 |
Sections; when inapplicable |
| § 46-807 |
Violations; penalty |
| § 46-1001 |
Terms, defined |
| § 46-1001.01 |
Rural water districts organized prior to June 30, 1972; effect |
| § 46-1002 |
Rural water districts; petition |
| § 46-1003 |
District; petition; contents |
| § 46-1004 |
District; petition; county clerk; notice; contents |
| § 46-1005 |
District; hearing; order |
| § 46-1006 |
Board of directors; selection; bylaws; adopt |
| § 46-1007 |
Board; meetings; rules and regulations; adopt; vacancies |
| § 46-1008 |
District; powers |
| § 46-1009 |
Board; contracts; enter into |
| § 46-1010 |
Board; employees |
| § 46-1011 |
Plans and specifications; filing; approval; benefit units; water sale |
| § 46-1012 |
Owners of land outside of district; petition; contents |
| § 46-1013 |
Owners outside of district; petition; notice; hearing |
| § 46-1014 |
Owners outside of district; hearing; boundaries; conditions |
| § 46-1015 |
Board; bonds; purpose; interest; rate; payment; participating members; conditions |
| § 46-1016 |
Board; members; term; election |
| § 46-1017 |
Board; officers; election |
| § 46-1018 |
Board; powers and duties; compensation; budget; audit; reports |
| § 46-1019 |
District; dissolution; procedure |
| § 46-1020 |
District; withdrawal of lands; petition; hearing; county board; findings |
| § 46-1021 |
Consolidation of districts; county board; order |
| § 46-1022 |
Consolidation of districts; members; approval; majority vote; petition; contents |
| § 46-1023 |
Consolidation of districts; petition; filing; notice; contents; hearing |
| § 46-1024 |
Consolidation of districts; hearing; county board; order |
| § 46-1025 |
Consolidated district; board; members; officers; election |
| § 46-1026 |
Consolidated district; participating members |
| § 46-1301 |
Legislative findings |
| § 46-1304 |
Report required; Department of Environment and Energy; duties |
| § 46-1305 |
Report required; natural resourcesdistrict; duties |
| § 46-1401 |
Legislative findings and intent |
| § 46-1402 |
Definitions, where found |
| § 46-1403 |
Water WellDecommissioning Fund; created; use; investment |
| § 46-1404 |
Water Well Decommissioning Fund; allocation; rules and regulations |
| § 46-1405 |
Natural resources district; cost-sharing program; qualification for funding |
| § 46-1701 |
Water augmentation project for streamflow enhancement; joint entity or natural resources district; voluntary payments in lieu of taxes; duties; notice; hearing; annual report; contents |
