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ACTION TAKEN AT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Thursday, June 27, 2024 CPNRD Office, 215 Kaufman Avenue  Grand Island NE PRESS RELEASE Central Platte NRD Board Selects Rogge General Contractors to NRD Build Office/Education Center GRAND ISLAND, NE – After nearly five years of planning, the Central Platte Natural Resources District’s (CPNRD) Board of Directors approved […]

JOB OPENINGS RECEPTION/ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT Central Platte NRD is accepting applications for a receptionist located at the Central Platte NRD Office in Grand Island. Duties include receiving and directing office calls and assistance with the Chemigation Program. Microsoft office skills required, document preparation, data entry, filing and maintenance, supplies purchasing, and scheduling assistance. Full-time position with […]

Central Platte NRD Board Approves Longitude 103 Amendment for Water Management Software GRAND ISLAND, NE – The Central Platte Natural Resources District’s (CPNRD) nitrogen management software program will be available online again for producers following the approval of an amendment with Longitude 103. At their monthly meeting on Thursday, the Board of Directors approved a […]

PUBLIC NOTICE OF REVIEW OF INSTREAM FLOW APPROPRIATIONS The Central Platte Natural Resources District (CPNRD) hereby announces review of instream flow appropriations granted to the CPNRD in 1994 and previously reviewed in 2009.  In accordance with Nebraska Revised Statute 46-2, 112, the subject Platte River Instream Flow Water Rights (A-17004 A,B,C; A-17007 B,C; A-17008 A,B,C; […]

UPCOMING BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 2:00 p.m.  Thursday, May 23, 2024 Central Platte NRD Office – 215 Kaufman Avenue in Grand Island, NE Central Platte NRD Board to Address Nitrogen Management Violations Tricia Dudley, Water Quality Specialist for the Central Platte Natural Resources District (CPNRD), will update the board on recent letters of intent sent […]

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 2:00 p.m.  Thursday, May 23, 2024 Central Platte NRD Office, 215 Kaufman Avenue, Grand Island, NE Central Platte NRD Board to Address Nitrogen Management Violations Tricia Dudley, Water Quality Specialist for the Central Platte Natural Resources District (CPNRD), will update the board on recent letters sent to producers who have violated […]

Nebraska Children’s Groundwater Festival: Schools from 17 Counties to Attend on May 14 The Central Platte Natural Resources District is excited to host the annual Nebraska Children’s Groundwater Festival, featuring 36 school groups from 17 counties. The event will take place on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at the Central Community College and College Park campuses […]

ACTION TAKEN AT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Thursday, April 25, 2024 Central Platte NRD Office – 215 Kaufman Avenue in Grand Island, NE Visit Kearney Urban Conservation Assistance Request Approved by Central Platte NRD Board The Central Platte Natural Resources District (CPNRD) Board of Directors has approved a grant request from Visit Kearney for $25,000 […]

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING – ACTION TAKEN March 28, 2024 Shellpeper Reports that Central Platte NRD has Met Post-1997 Management Goals Jennifer Shellpeper, Water Planning Division Manager with the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources, updated the Central Platte Natural Resources District’s (CPNRD) Board of Directors on Nebraska’s Upper Platte Basin Robust Review at their monthly […]