On March 21, 2024, the Upper Big Blue NRD adopted changes to District Rule 5 – Groundwater Management Area Rules and Regulations. The amended District Rule 5 becomes effective on April 22, 2024.  The geographic area affected by the Rule 5 changes includes the entire Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District except an area generally south and west of Milligan in Fillmore County, and those areas generally located east of the Big Blue River in Butler and Seward Counties.  Detailed maps are available at the District Office. A general description of the adopted changes is as follows: 

Chapter 15, Allocation to Agriculture Users under Paragraph 01. To add the following 01.01 Certified acres that have been converted to renewable energy site/s or to an industrial site/s shall be ineligible for and prohibited from pooling. 

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