(IMPERIAL REPUBLICAN) The Imperial Republican reports, "Representatives of the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources took the wraps off an integrated management plan (IMP) Feb. 9 that would shut down Republican River Basin irrigation wells in rapid response areas (RRA) in water-short years. The IMP would insure that Nebraska and the Upper Republican Natural Resource District would be in compliance with a 2003 water compact settlement with Kansas. Members of the URNRD board and DNR reviewed the document during the NRD’s regular meeting Tuesday, Feb. 9.Jasper Fanning, URNRD manager, said this week the document remains a work in progress."
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