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The color coded map above lays out the amount of remaining saturated thickness using hydrogeological well logs to determine total feet of saturated thickness and inputing the static water level measurements the NRD takes every spring and fall. This shows the positive or negative change in the aquifer and gives you an “amount of aquifer remaining”. The percentages above showcase the percentage of aquifer remaining in each section. The minimum amount of aquifer remaining anywhere in the MNNRD is 96.5%, and there are numerous places where there is nearly 120% of the original aquifer. Data from 2009-2025 gives the best data set for district wide modeling.

Hazard Engineering recently finished a second feasibility study in the AID to evaluate and improve irrigation operations. The study focused on the entire AID distribution system and solutions for capturing system waste and re-timing flows for irrigation use.

The MNNRD along with the City of Springview and NE Game andParksCommissionarelooking into several proposed renovation projects at Cub Creek Recreation Area including: • Handicap Accesible Toilet • Floatable Fishing Pier • Boat Dock • Boat Ramp • Bank Stabilization • Improved Road Access A Letter of Intent has been sent to the NE Game and Parks to start the beginning planning stages..

The MNNRD and Houston Engineering are addressing threats to water quality, streambed channel, aquatic habitat and infrastructure within the Long Pine Creek Watershed (LPCW) by implementing Best Management Practices (BMP) within the LPCW along with three, in-stream restoration projects on Sand Draw Creek.

General Manager Mike Murphy, Administrative Assistant Rick Joseph, Watershed Coordinator Chandler Schmidt,Water Programs Coordinator Kyle Temple, Natural Resources Coordinator James Battershaw, Natural Resources Technician Josh Purdy, Natural Resources Technician Travis Reagle.

FSA is still holding signups until August 15, 2025, for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) to help farmers and ranchers recover from the Plum Creek Wildfire in April 2025. ECP provides financial and technical assistance to repair damaged farmland including debris removal, replacing fences, restoring conservation structures, field windbreaks/shelterbelts, and water sources.

The MNNRD will be accepting applications for up to 3,000 new irrigated acres or equivalent high capacity uses for 2025. Applications will be accepted from August 1, 2025, to August 31, 2025, at the MNNRD Office.

As of the time this release is being written, the weather for race day looks…AMAZING! We should begin the run in temperatures in the low 60s, and the high that day isn’t expected to exceed the low-tomid 70s. There is a chance of rain, though it won’t impact the trail. If things hold we’ll have terrific temps to compliment a fast, flat course!

The MNNRD provides lowcost tree and shrub seedlings to landowners. Cost share assistance, project design, weed barrier, drip irrigation and planting services are all available.

TheMNNRDstaffhavebeganour summer water sample collection. Annually, the MNNRD collects around 450 water samples to test for nitrate contamination.