Lower Republican Natural Resources District

06/10/2026

ATTENTION RURAL WATER CUSTOMERS
Painting and coating of the water tower is complete. The tower will be back in service Wednesday evening. If you notice and changes in your water, please call our office at 308-928-2182. Just a reminder, we will be performing maintenance chlorination as recommended by the Department of Water, Energy and Environment.

06/09/2026

Nebraska successfully delivered water to satisfy its 2025 Republican River Compact obligations. The water was credited to the Kansas Account in Harlan County Lake ahead of the June 1, 2026, deadline. To learn more, please view the Press Release at

Nebraska successfully delivered water to meet the 2025 Republican River Compact obligations. The water was delivered to the Kansas Account in Harlan County Lake ahead of the June 1, 2026, deadline. To learn more, please view the LRNRD Press Release.

05/27/2026

05/22/2026

A funeral service for Shirlee A. Poyser will be held on Friday, May 29, 2026, at 200 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church in Alma, Nebraska, with Pastor Curtis Simonson officiating. Interment will follow at the Orleans Cemetery in Orleans, Nebraska. Shirlee Annette York Poyser, 60 years of age, of Alma,

05/22/2026

Contact the Lower Republican NRD for scholarship opportunities.

The deadline to register for the 2026 Nebraska Youth Range Camp is rapidly approaching! Click the link on our page to complete your registration before May 31st!

05/21/2026

Got NeRAIN? Check out this statewide network of volunteer precipitation reporters on the website https://nednr.nebraska.gov/NeRain

05/13/2026

The outside of the LRNRD Rural Water tower is getting a facelift. Next week they plan to start painting the inside.

05/12/2026

Chemigation permits were mailed or emailed in February. If you haven't done so please submit your permits to the Lower Republican NRD by June 1. Anything received after the deadline will be a charged the new permit fee, $75, and need to be inspected before you can use it!