(MCCOOK DAILY GAZETTE) The McCook Daily Gazette reports "The Middle Republican Natural Resources District board of directors split the vote 6-5 narrowly approving "option 3" of a new integrated management plan during its monthly meeting at Curtis, Monday evening.
The IMP, developed by the state with the assistance of the board, had strong support both for and against.
Board members against the measure raised concerns that it would drastically diminish recreational activities in water short years by curtailing surface waters in Red Willow and Hitchcock counties. "It will not allow dams or area reservoirs to store water during those years," said board member James Uerling. "I voted against it for several reasons," said Uerling, "but primarily because I don't think its right to allow one irrigator to pump while his neighbor cannot. The IMP disallows irrigation wells that are near the rivers and streams of southwest Nebraska to pump water in water short years."
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The IMP, developed by the state with the assistance of the board, had strong support both for and against.
Board members against the measure raised concerns that it would drastically diminish recreational activities in water short years by curtailing surface waters in Red Willow and Hitchcock counties. "It will not allow dams or area reservoirs to store water during those years," said board member James Uerling. "I voted against it for several reasons," said Uerling, "but primarily because I don't think its right to allow one irrigator to pump while his neighbor cannot. The IMP disallows irrigation wells that are near the rivers and streams of southwest Nebraska to pump water in water short years."
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