WSP05999

• File Number: 8407.400
• Description: Platte River Basin - River Basin General Publications - Nebraska
• State: NE
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 4/1/1983
• Author: Nebraska Natural Res
• Title: Policy Issue Study on Selected Water Rights Issues - Interstate Water Uses and Conflicts
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMiSSiON....... 1
INTRODUCTION.. ......... ........................................ ........................111
SUMMARy....... ........................................... ................................... V

CHAPTER ONE. THE CURRENT SITUATION.. ............. ............ .....................,.,
Introduction.. ................ ............................ ._..... ......... ... ........ .......1.1
Surface Streams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ............ _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1
White River - Hat Creek Basin.............................................. ....... ..........1-1
Niobrara River Basin........................................................................ 1-5
North Platte River Basin................ .......................... ....................1-9
South Platte River Basin............................................................. ......1.14
Republican River Basin................. .......... ..... .......... ...................1-19
Little Blue and Big Blue River Basins......................... .. ........................ 1-23
Missouri River Basin........... ........ ._._........ ....... ....... ._................ ........1-26

Water Quality............................ _................................................... 1-28
Groundwater... .......... _.......... ........................................................ 1-28
Weather Modification................................................................... -.... 1-29
Footnotes....................................... ............................................ 1-30
CHAPTER TWO. RESOLVING INTERSTATE WATER PROBLEMS.............................. 2.'
IntroductIon,.............. _............................... ...................................2-1
Examples of Interstate Water Use............................................................. 2-1
Narrows Unit...... _................ _......... ............................................2-'
Interstate Energy Development-Coal Slurry................................................. 2-2
Marketing Water Out 01 Federal Reservoirs....... __ . .... ............................2-2
Non.Exportation Laws... ............... _..... _.... ..... _.................................2-3

Grayrocks.... _....... ................. ...............................................2-3
Opportunities lor Dealing with Confllct... .................. _ .................................2-4
Adjudication..... _... _.. ............................ ......... _............................2-4
Congressional Legislation....... ....... .................. _...............................2-6
Interstate Compacts....... ..... ........................................................ 2-7
Groundwater....... .. .. . ... ..................................2-9
Other Slates on Weather Modification. .... _..........................................2-10

Footnotes..... .... .... ........ ......... ....... ...... ............. ...... ....2-10
CHAPTERTHREE.ALTERNATIVE LEGISLATIVEANOADMINISTRATlVE POLICY ACTIONS.... 3.,
Introduction.. ...... .... _... ......... .. ............ .... .................................3-1
Alternative Requiring No Action...... _........ ........... ...................... - 3-2
Alternative I: Make no change in present policies........ ... ............................3-2
Alternatives to Seek Greater Interstate Agreement. ...... ........................3.2
Alternative 2. Authorize and initiate the negotiation and formation
of interstate agreements or compacts on the interstate
streams on which no compacts currently exist........ ............ _......................3-2
Alternative 3: Authorize and initiate the negotlation and formation
of interstate compacts with states sharing interstate groundwater
basins with Nebraska. .......... ........... ....................... ......... - 3.3