Natural Resources, School of
Date of this Version
5-1-1976
Citation
LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO GROUNDWATER IN NEBRASKA Compiled by Gerald R. Svoboda June 1, 1976 CONSERVATION AND SURVEY DIVISION INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA--LINCOLN
Abstract
This publication contains (1) Nebraska laws pertaining to groundwater, and (2) the duties assigned to or the rules and regulations developed by various Nebraska agencies charged with the regulation of groundwater use. Following public hearings, rules and regulations can be changed at any time by state agencies. Each state agency with responsibility for groundwater regulation is able to supply, upon request, its rules and regulations pertaining to groundwater use. Water legislation varies from state to state because of differences in climate, availability and utilization of water, and fundamental legal concepts inherited at the time of statehood. Some states have laws based on the doctrine that all the water within the state, both at and below the surface, belongs to all the people of the state and is subject to appropriation by the people. In other states, laws are based on the doctrine that water pertains to the land through which it flows or under which it occurs. Nebraska water law is based on both doctrines. In general, surface water in Nebraska is the property of the public and is dedicated to the use of the people of the state, subject to regulated appropriation. Water occurring under the land surface in Nebraska is regarded as pertaining to the land.
Introduction 5
Duties of the Conservation and Survey Division of the University of Nebraska
Organization and Function of the Department of Water Resources
Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Control, State of Nebraska, Pertaining to Groundwater
Rules and Regulations of the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Pertaining to Groundwater
Authority of the Department of Health, State of Nebraska, Pertaining to Groundwater
Nebraska Safe Drinking Water Act, Legislative Bill 821, 1976 Legislative Session
Chapter 2, Article 32, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, 1943
Chapter 46, Article 2, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, 1943, and Supplements Thereto
Chapter 46, Article 6, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, 1943, and Supplements Thereto
Chapter 77, Article 27, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, 1943
Kansas-Nebraska Big Blue River Compact
References
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