Welcome to new and returning employees! Valerie Paul is the district’s new water conservationist. In this role, she will be responsible for groundwater management area educational programing...

Conservation and agriculture are not opposing forces but can in fact work hand in hand to improve the land. The Upper Big Blue NRD has many programs available to help you manage soil and water...

Irrigation plays a vital role in Nebraska’s agriculture. This is especially apparent in the Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District, which is the most heavily groundwater irrigated district in the...

Blue Basin River compact creates shared stewardship When a river crosses state lines, things can get complicated. Who is responsible for the water that ends up downstream and who has claim to it at...

The amount of funding available for some NRD cost-share programs is increasing, including for land treatment, well decommissioning, and flow meter repair. Aquifer Quality Well Abandonment Cost-Share...

During March and April 2024, NRD staff measured roughly 500 observation wells throughout the district to determine the average water level change, based on a weighted change from each well. For spring...