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          Groundwater

          Groundwater Monitoring Network

          Please visit our new Groundwater Monitoring Network Mapping Application! Use this interactive map to view all the wells measured in the district and the groundwater level readings from each well.  These readings are taken manually with a tape each spring and fall. Click the link below to check it out!




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          Lower Big Blue NRD Real-Time Groundwater Levels


          Through funds provided by a Nebraska Environmental Trust grant, the NRD was able to install real-time groundwater monitoring equipment.  This equipment was installed in existing dedicated monitoring wells in the southern portion of the district from Jansen to Blue Springs.

          Click the button below to view groundwater level data!

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          Plymouth/Dorchester Real-Time Groundwater Levels















          The NRD, in cooperation with UNL School of Natural Resources Conservation and Survey Division, has outfitted a dedicated monitoring well west of Plymouth and in Dorchester with a real-time data logger.  The water level information is available online at External link opens in new tab or windowUNL-School of Natural Resources.

          Crete Real-Time Groundwater Levels















          The NRD has partnered with USGS to provide real-time groundwater level monitoring in Crete.  Visit the External link opens in new tab or windowUSGS website to view the real-time data.

           

          Groundwater Data


          Fall 2022 Levels
          Nitrate Sampling 2022
          Spring 2022 Levels
          Nitrate Sampling 2021

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          Groundwater Sample Testing


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          Rules & Regulations

          Groundwater Quantity Rules and Regulations
          Rules and Regulations Revisions Outline

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          805 Dorsey ST, PO Box 826 Beatrice, NE 68310

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