Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
Title 457 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES RULES FOR SURFACE WATER
Chapter 2 - APPLICATIONS FOR NEW WATER APPROPRIATIONS
Section 457-2-001 - REQUIREMENTS

Current through March 20, 2024

Separate applications for new water appropriations must be filed:

001.01 For impoundment of water (see Appendix A), use of impounded water (see Appendix B), use of natural flow from streams (see Appendix B), intentional underground water storage and recovery (see Appendix C), instream flow (see Appendix D), power (see Appendix E), and induced ground water recharge (see Appendix F).

001.02 For each type of use (i.e. natural flow for irrigation, natural flow for fish culture, storage use for irrigation, storage use for cooling). Storage is considered as a use and an impoundment with multiple purposes only requires one application.

001.03 When there are different sources of water

001.04 For each landowner that has not formed any legal association that meets the definition of person in Chapter 1.

001.05 For each point of diversion, unless the diversion is made by a moveable pump and there are no intervening diversions owned by other parties or new sources of water.

001.06 For each storage facility except for fish rearing impoundments operated as one facility with one point of diversion.

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