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<br />COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION.......I
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<br />INTRODUCTION .................................................................................. .111
<br />SUMMARy...................... .. ...... ....... ......................... ,........................... V
<br />CHAPTER ONE. GROUNDWATER PROPERTY RIGHTS IN NEBRASKA ........................1,1
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<br />Introduction......................................,............................................ 1,1
<br />Analysis of Nebraska Decisions................ ......... ... .......... ....................,....1,1
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<br />1, Olson v, Cify of Wahoo.................... ,.,.... ...................................... 1,1
<br />2, Luchsinger v, Loup River Public Power District......................................... 1,2
<br />3, Metropolitan Utilities District v, Merritt Beach Co, ......................................1,3
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<br />4, Burger v, City of Beatrice........,.....................,....,........................... 1,3
<br />5, Prather v, Eisenmann ..................................................................1,4
<br />6, State ex reI. Douglas v, Sporhase ......,............................................... 1-5
<br />Relevant Nebraska Statutes............................. ...............,.....................1-5
<br />Synthesis and Conclusion. .. .. . " . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., . . . . . . . . . . , . . . .. . . . . . . . . 1-6
<br />Footnotes. .. . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . ., . . . . . . . .. , . . . . .. .. .. . . . . 1-8
<br />CHAPTER TWO. CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF EXISTING LAW .....................................2,1
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<br />Introduction...... ..................................... ........... ........, ....................2-1
<br />Protection of Private Rights....... .......... ,................ .......... ..,....................2-1
<br />Protection of Public Rights. . . .. .. . ... . . . .. . . , .' .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. . . . . .. , . . .. .. . " . . . . . .. . .. , 2-2
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<br />Summary....................................,.............................,................... 2'3
<br />Footnotes. . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2'4
<br />CHAPTER THREE. ALTERNATIVE LEGISLATIVE POLICY ACTIONS ...........................3,1
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<br />Introduction.. .. . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. .. .. . .. .. . '" . . . . . . . .. .. . .. . .. .. . . .. . . . . . 3'1
<br />Scope of Chapter.. . " . .. . .. . .. .. .. . . . . . . " . .. . . . . . .. .. .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . . .. ., ... .. . . . ... . " .. . 3.1
<br />Identification of Alternatives................................................................ 3'1
<br />Information Presented for Each Alternative.. . . . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. ... . . . . . . . . ., . . .. . . . . . .. . . . .. . 3'2
<br />Discussion of Alternatives. . . .. .. .. . .. .. . . . .. . ., . .. .. .. ... .. .. . .. ... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. ., . .. .. ., . . 3'3
<br />Alternative #1; Make no change in present policy.......................................... 3.3
<br />Alternative #2: Adopt the English Rule of Absolute Ownership
<br />as the definiton of groundwater property rights in Nebraska..... ..,.. ..................3.3
<br />Alternative #3: Adopt the American Rule of Reasonable Use
<br />as the definition of groundwater property rights in Nebraska........................... 3,4
<br />Alternative #4: Adopt the California Rule of Correlative
<br />Rights as the definition of groundwater property rights
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<br />in Nebraska ..............,:.................................................,.......... 3,6
<br />Alternative #5: Adopt a Rule of Reasonable Use as
<br />developed in certain eastern states as the definiton
<br />of groundwater property rights in Nebraska............................ .................3.9
<br />Alternative #6: Adopt the reasonable use rules found in the
<br />RESTATEMENT (SECOND) OF TORTS 9858 as the
<br />definition of groundwater property rights in Nebraska.................................. 3-9
<br />Alternative #7: Adopt a First User Rule as the definition of
<br />groundwater property rights in Nebraska...............................,.............. 3,11
<br />Alternative #8; Adopt a Preference in Use Rule as the
<br />definition of groundwater property rights in Nebraska................................. 3,11
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