September 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board of Directors Meeting

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NOTE: The agenda is on file at the LPNNRD office and may be changed up to 24 hours prior to the meeting as scheduled.

 

Rationale:  Are there any additions or corrections to the agenda?

Rationale:  Are there any additions or corrections to the Minutes? If not they will be approved on the consent agenda.

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Director Tonnies and McKnight are registered for the NARD Fall Conference. If any other Director is interested, please let Breunig know.

Attached are the resolutions that have been submitted to NARD for consideration at the 2026 Annual Conference as of end of business on August 21, 2026, which was the deadline for resolutions.  Additional resolutions submitted, if any, will require 2/3rds vote of the delegates to be considered at the annual meeting.

The 2026 voting delegate list is on page 2. 

The voting procedures to be used at the conference are on page 3. 

Resolutions submitted by the August 21, 2026 deadline

 

1. NARD Resolution 2026-1 - Administration of the Nebraska Chemigation Program. Submitted by the Upper Niobrara White NRD.
2. NARD Resolution 2026-2 - Payroll Expenditure and Salary Publication Requirements for Natural Resources Districts. Submitted by: Lower Platte South NRD.
3. NARD Resolution 2026-3 - Bonding Authority for Flood Control and Water Enhancement Projects. Submitted by Lower Platte South NRD

 

Rationale:  Attached find Director's Lawrence and Johnson excuse of absence forms.

D. Johnson - May - Planting
D. Johnson - June - St. Louis Daughters Surgery
D. Johnson - July - Mother Hip Surgery
D. Johnson - August - Uncle's Funeral
Lawrence -  July - Viral Infection

Rationale:  Listed below is the current policy for computer reimbursement to Directors.  At the budget workshop directors present cut the computer stipend reimbursement line item from the budget.  

Computer/iPad Stipend for Directors (3/8/21)
Lawrence made the motion, seconded by Johnson, to reimburse all directors using their own computer/device $25 per month and supply any director who does not have a computer with one of our existing iPads or similar devises. It is further recommended to eliminate any device requiring cell service. Motion carried all members present voting aye.
 

Rationale:  Ideas:
NARD
Staff
Heldt Produce

Rationale:  Matt Greenway with FNIC has prepared our Commercial Package Insurance renewal effective 10/1/26. The cost breakdown is listed below and the full renewal policy is attached. 

Rationale:  Attached is the latest version that was sent to attorney Tim Schulz on August 14th.  We have not received any feedback from him.  Also attached is a letter of support from the City of Wahoo.

The following motion will be needed:
The Board hereby approves the Long-Term Development Agreement for the Amphitheater Project with Lonny L. Hansen and Denise Hansen, Husband and Wife, subject to final review and approval by the District’s legal counsel.  The District’s General Manager and Board Chairperson are hereby authorized and directed to negotiate, resolve, and approve any remaining points, revisions, clarifications, exhibits, schedules, implementation details, or ancillary matters associated with the Amphitheater Project and the Long-Term Development Agreement, provided that any such negotiated matters are consistent with the material purposes and intent of the agreement and are approved as to legal form by the District’s legal counsel.  Following legal counsel’s review and approval, the General Manager, Board Chairperson, or either of them acting on behalf of the District, is hereby authorized to execute and deliver the Long-Term Development Agreement and any related instruments, acknowledgments, notices, certificates, consents, approvals, amendments, administrative documents, or other writings necessary or appropriate to effectuate the agreement and the Amphitheater Project.  The General Manager is hereby granted general authority to oversee, administer, coordinate, and implement the Amphitheater Project on behalf of the District in accordance with the Long-Term Development Agreement, including authority to undertake, issue, approve, or administer all approvals, consents, determinations, confirmations, notices, directives, inspections, administrative decisions, and other project-related actions necessarily associated with the Amphitheater Project as contemplated within the approved agreement. 
 

Rationale:  Staff has been working with the Wahoo Community Foundation to establish a donor advised fund for the Lower Platte North NRD. The fund would provide a mechanism for gifts and bequests from individuals and other donors to be received through the Wahoo Community Foundation for the benefit of NRD projects and initiatives. The Foundation would administer the fund, with proceeds available to support a variety of NRD capital projects and operational initiatives.

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Staff has continued developing concepts for improvements to the detention basin located in front of the NRD office. The project is included in the District’s recently approved Wahoo Creek Section 319 grant, which includes up to $100,000 for detention basin improvements. A draft design-build RFP has been prepared that could address drainage improvements, landscaping/water quality features, an educational boardwalk and observation area, and interpretive signage.

Staff will review the draft concept and RFP with the Committee and is seeking guidance on the project scope and whether to continue toward soliciting proposals. No action to advertise the RFP is necessary at this time, and the item could be brought back to the Committee and Board in October if additional discussion is desired.

Adjustments were made to the RFP based on committee feedback.  The new version is uploaded for additional discussion at the next committee meeting and potential action at the October Board meeting.

Rationale:  Attached is a quote for new 4 new computers and peripherals: Information Coordinator, Water Specialist, Front Desk, and Guard Shack.  We budgeted $16,000 for the fiscal year. At this time, we plan to purchase two new computers and place the gently used computers at the front desk and guard shack. 

Rationale:  Grant will be available to review the Draft July Financial Statement. Approval will come after we receive our Annual Audit Report.

Rationale:  Dodge County has informed us of the following tax roll corrections: Thompson Construction - 2023 Correction #5887; Thompson Construction 2024 Correction #5888; Thompson Construction 2025 Correction #5889; Helen Knosp - 2024 Correction #5890; Daniel Knosp - 2024 Correction #5891; Helen Knosp - 2024 Correction #5892 - Daniel Knosp - 2024 Correction #5893.  The total amount of $397.29 will be withheld from the next disbursement.   

Rationale:  As discussed at last month's Board meeting, our plan is to once again maintain the same tax asking of $3,480,714.00 as it has been the past ten years. Our total expenses are $10,869,830.

Attached find a breakdown of the 2026 valuation by each county.

Due to increased valuations, we will be lowering our tax levy from .024053 to .022115 to support our previously approved budget of $10,869,830.

A motion will be needed at Board Meeting - To approve the State Budget that includes total expenditures of $10,869,830 with a tax levy rate of .022115 for a tax asking of $3,480,714.

Rationale:  There is nothing to address for unfinished business.

Rationale:  We are working with Chase Heck a prescribed burn specialist, and the Rain Water Basin Joint Venture to burn the Snitily/Phesants Forever tract this Fall. The group is making it a priority and will have more of an opportunity to burn this Fall versus the very unpredictable Spring. A firebreak will be hayed and some trees/shrubs will be mulched to provide a better break.

Rationale:  The O & M crew has been spraying noxious weeds & trees. We started our mowing circuit and have been to Cottonwood 21-A, Czechland & Homestead Lakes, North Bend Cut-off Ditch, Cottrell and Ames Levee and the Rawhide Ditch system.

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A public meeting for the Cottonwood Creek Watershed Flood Reduction Structure 21-A project is scheduled for Thursday, September 17, from 3:30-6:00 p.m. at the Malmo Fire Hall. The meeting is being advertised by HDR, NRCS, and LPNNRD. Staff will also mail the public notice to approximately 30 landowners and associated tenants within the watershed.

The draft Supplemental Watershed Plan-EA and associated project materials are available on the District's website for public review.

Attached is an RFP for professional engineering services to complete the final rehabilitation design of Cottonwood 21-A. The scope includes geotechnical investigation, surveying, environmental and permitting services, and 60%, 90%, and final design. Proposals are scheduled to be due October 16, with consultant selection anticipated for Board approval on November 9.

Rationale:  Houston contacted NEMA for an update on the FEMA process and learned that the request is currently under legal review. Procedures implemented in 2022 require a request to be submitted to the Emergency Watershed Program immediately following an event. This requirement changed the way funding was obligated from the past 2019 disaster funding and is delaying some Nebraska funding requests, as NEMA may not have been fully aware of it at the time, resulting in additional legal review.
Houston prepared an updated cost breakout memo and sent it to FEMA via Rachel Hines at NEMA. They will want to get the funding request updated for mitigation dollars and repair estimates before they complete legal review.

Rationale:  The landowner for Sand/Duck Creek site #16 (~3 miles north of Prague) has requested that the NRD’s Ingress/Egress Easement be changed to what was used during construction. JEO has done a survey and there are two options for the new Ingress/Egress easement (See aerial attached.) This will require us to rewrite the ingress/egress legal description and have Jovan draw up an agreement to be signed and filed with the county. The District has obtained one cost estimate at approx. $10,000 to put in a new drive that would be a straight shot off of Hwy 79. It will require dirt and an 18" culvert. We also have the expenses for the survey, the writing of the new easement and legal fees.

Rationale:  Dan Kadavy has hayed his portion of the Wanahoo property. He has a total of 294 bales, of which he obtains half.
Meduna Family Farms will be starting soon.
Plans need to be made for hauling bales to western Nebraska.

Rationale:  This FEVR (Fremont Elkhorn Valley Railroad) Trail request was talked about in the past. It's on the old FEVR bed. They have completed a segment from Hooper to Hwy 275 and now will obtain bids for a segment just north of Hwy 275 at Luther Road going north to Nickerson. See the attached aerial for the segment within our District boundary. They hope to have bids by next month and then will ask for cost-share assistance.

Rationale:  The Platte River Reserve, Inc. contacted the District requesting assistance with a proposed habitat restoration project on approximately 900 acres of privately owned property along the Platte River in Colfax County, formerly known as Tomek Island. The property is located approximately two miles southwest of Schuyler.
The proposal includes extensive Eastern red cedar removal followed by planting native hardwoods and other woody vegetation to improve wildlife and riparian habitat. The landowners are requesting that LPNNRD provide technical direction, administer available grant or cost-share funding, manage contractors, and handle project reporting and administration.
Staff has concerns about the level of involvement requested and the precedent it could establish for similar private landowner projects along the Platte River. Staff intends to advise Platte River Reserve that the District will not participate in the proposed project and recommend contacting other groups such as Whitetails Unlimited, Wild Turkey Federation, NE G & P, NRCS, and others.

Rationale:  We have not received any applications or request for payment.

Rationale:  For the month of July, the District received $5,962.00 in park permit revenue.

Rationale:  For the month of July, the District received $18,901.51 in camping revenue.

Rationale:  The Clint Johannes Education Building at Lake Wanahoo was rented 16 times in August, with 1 NRD event. Revenue for the month was $1,375.

Rationale:  KTIC Radio Ads air on KTIC AM 840/98.3/98.7 and 107.9 The Bull. These 30-second messages air 12 times weekly along with a website display ad and Marketplace listing on KTICRadio.com. 
 
KTIC radio ads schedule:
August featured the Summer Viaduct
September features no-till drills available to rent with pricing

Rationale:  Targeted digital display ad schedule:
September-October: Environmental education opportunities

Targeted digital display ads are banner ads delivered across multiple sites and apps. Below are just some of the sites these ads are shown on:
• News sites (Fox News, USA Today, NY Post)
• Local TV sites (KETV, WOWT)
• Apps (Newsbreak, Crossword)
**Only if you match the targeted area: 36 zip codes covering LPN district. A map of this area is also attached.

Rationale:  Top Posts for Facebook and X during August included:
• Weather Station article from newsletter
• Green Thumb Gathering event in September
• Wanahoo prescribed burn notice
• Phragmites awareness and treatment options
• Coffee, Lakeside (August) Celestial Events 

Total posts for the month: 15
Total reach for the month: 5,235
Facebook followers: 1,910 (up 8)
X followers: 429 (no change)

On the LPNNRD website, top pages (besides the home page)
• Lake Wanahoo
• Czechland Lake
• Downloads
• Outdoor Recreation
• Monitoring Programs

Traffic from other sites directed to LPNNRD.org
• Facebook (74)
• NARD (21)
• Visit Nebraska (6)
• X (4)

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• August 13th: Coffee Lakeside - Celestial Events (14)
• August 26th: Cedar Bluff Senior Class for county government day (30)
• August 27th: St. Wenceslaus Pre-k (19) Nature scavenger hunt - Wonder Walkers

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• September 8th: Mead Seniors at Lake Wanahoo
• September 10th: Coffee Lakeside: Leaves
• September 16th: Green Thumb Gathering
• September 18th: HAL Wahoo Elementary/MS 
• September 29th: Fremont Middle School Outdoor Day 

Rationale:  See attachment for the Education Flyer we sent out to all the area schools via mail and email.

Rationale:  If you are interested in assisting with this contest on October 7th, please let me know and I will get you more information.

Rationale:  Routine monthly sampling completed, meters read, bills mailed 8/31.

Rationale:  Routine monthly sampling completed, meters read, bills mailed 8/31.

Rationale:  Tyler Keenan, of JEO, will be present to discuss the results of the study they conducted for connecting the Village of Abie to our Bruno RWD.
Steve McNulty, DWEE Environmental Supervisor for State Revolving Fund, will be present to discuss funding pathways for Abie RWD with potential to include Prague and Malmo.
On 9/16 Elliott will attend the Village of Prague's Supervisors meeting to discuss potential of including Prague within LPNNRD's Rural Water system.

Rationale:  Steve McNulty, DWEE Environmental Supervisor for State Revolving Fund, will be present to discuss funding pathways for potentially new RWD to include Prague and/or Malmo.

Rationale:  There is one variance for consideration in the non-hydrologically connected area:

• Sandra Muhle- N1/2, NW1/4, 17-18N-1E in Platte County. New well variance. Well would be located approximately 300ft south of SQS2 area and 1.5 miles east of hydrologically connected area. Variance scored 397.74 with our ranking system. 

Rationale:  There are two applications for consideration in the restricted development area:

• Eric Nelson- SW1/4 SE1/4, 3-15N-8E, Saunders County, new irrigation well variance. The well will be located roughly 1,300ft north of the border between the restricted development area (red) and the hydrologically connected area (blue). Variance scored 420.52 with our ranking system.  Newer technology utilizing Ttem can assist in determining the best location where water bearing material is located. 
• Randy Rasmussen- E1/2 of NE1/4, 21-16N-8E, Saunders County, well variance to move a pivot and expand acres. Application was for 20 acres, but will likely be closer to 15 acres. The well will remain in its current position. The well is located roughly 2,700ft east of the border between the restricted development area and the hydrologically connected area. Variance scored 433.54 with our ranking system. 

Committee Discussion

• Eric Nelson- The field location and variance scoring seem to make this variance suitable for approval. It was recommended that if this proceeds to a well permit that potentially allowing a tTEM survey with one test hole could be substituted for the requirement to have three test holes. 
• Randy Rasmussen- the field location and map were closely evaluated due to several nearby homesteads. The scoring is quite high, and water quantity appears to be sufficient for an expansion of acres.  

Rationale:  There is a replacement well being put in for Sports Rev LLC/Bill Ekeler (T17N-R7E-S2) for a duck pond. Since this is a 4-inch submersible well, the McCrometer MF104 flow meter is being proposed to meet meter requirements. The flow meter reads in acre-feet, has an overrun bearing, but does not have anti-reverse. 
The Committee felt this was OK as this was a smaller pipe size. 

Rationale:  Mr. James Matejka informed LPNNRD staff that he was experiencing well interference. Mr Matejka was provided with the draft well interference complaint form on 8/7/2026 and encouraged to complete this form and attend the next Water Committee meeting. If present, Mr. Matejka is invited to share his concerns with the committee. 

Rationale:  A draft well interference complaint form and protocol document has been prepared. The well interference complaint form has been updated with information on locating well information on the DWEE website, how to include information on additional suspected interfering wells, and a communication log.   

The protocol document has also been updated to position the LPNNRD as a data collection agency and to make it clear that contractor scheduling and fees are the responsibility of the complainant.

Staff is requesting comments and feedback on these documents so they can progress to being approved for use. 

The committee and staff reviewed the documents and, with minor recommended changes, the committee felt they were acceptable to move to the full Board. 

Committee Discussion 

The water committee is pleased with the changes to the interference form and had no further recommendations for changes. 

For the protocol, the committee had minor corrections to steps 3.1 and 3.5, which have now been resolved. The committee supports approval of these documents. 

Rationale:  LRE Water is working on the SQS area reevaluation study to determine if the SQS boundaries could and should be revised. An invoice per contract for $5,367.25 is attached for review.

Rationale:  CHEMIGATION EQUIPMENT - Motion Needed 
Jay Jedlicka - $500
Randy Kassmeier - $500

RO Discussion 

•  To receive cost-share for an RO system, the domestic well owner must register their well and also pay the $240 state fee. I believe this should be voluntary and not a requirement. Is this condition accomplishing something necessary for the purpose of this program? 
• Well registration protects groundwater-management interests, including helping address well interference and disputes. The RO program is intended to protect domestic well owners from poor drinking water quality and health risks. Those are two different objectives, and registration should not necessarily be a prerequisite for RO assistance. 
• Thoughts on changing this requirement to voluntary? Motion would be needed. 

The water committee feels that in light of the withdrawn cost-share applications due to the well registration fee, the cost-share amounts should be further adjusted to remove any barriers. Because this is an important issue relevant to public health, the committee would like to increase the cost-share of RO units to cover 75% of the cost, up to $1,200 as well as cover the $240 domestic well registration fee. Keeping the two amounts separate will improve marketing for the program, since many homeowners were shocked by the registration fee requirement.

In light of the cost-share changes, the committee also discussed and supported increasing the cost share amounts for Julie Bideaux and Dean Novak to match the new amounts. The two cost shares for RO units will be postponed until next month as dollar amounts were not set prior to the meeting.  

RO UNITS - Motion Needed 
Julie Bideaux - 1 RO Unit - $1,000 ($1,331.92 with changes & registration fee) 
Dean Novak - 2 RO Units - $2,000 ($2,400 with changes)

Rationale:  LPNNRD staff has prepared a grant application for the Nebraska Environmental Trust (NET). This grant application proposes a 3-year, $500,000 cost-share program (60% NET / 30% NRD / 10% producer) to convert high-pressure irrigation systems to low-pressure, convert gravity systems to center pivots, and provide cost-share for flowmeters. As part of the grant, all grower applications will require a flowmeter to be in place to help quantify efficiency gains, which will be cost-shared if they don't already have one. The request to NET specifically is $300,000 total ($100,000/year for three years), with the NRD contributing $150,000 over three years and producers contributing $50,000 over three years to round out the $500,000 total project cost.

Rationale:  Dues for FY2027 are requested from the Lower Platte Basin Water Management Plan Coalition in the amount of $10,000. 

Rationale:  AtN at Mead will be installing a 2–3 tower pivot on site to pump lagoon water onto some grass that they will be planting.  DWEE has been notified and commented that this is part of the cleanup process.  They will be utilizing some groundwater from an existing well to flush the pivot after using the lagoon water.  
After the Committee Meeting, Walt Welzenbach from the Engineering firm ERM reached out to staff and reported that they will be utilizing G-136421 registered as a Commercial/Industrial well for the cleanup of this site.  

Map is attached.
 

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For 2026 we have 4 renewals and 0 new permit applications for a current total of 4 remaining inspections to complete.

Rationale:  Staff participated in the Wann Basin sampling day on 8/25/2026 and sampled 58 wells in partnership with the USGS, Lincoln Water System, and ECC. Results show that the water level declined an average of 1.03 ft compared to summer 2025. 

Rationale:  Staff has sampled 51/53 statewide network wells. 

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# new wells has been reviewed and approved for decommissioning since the last Committee meeting.

 

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# wells have been plugged, reviewed, and ready for cost share payment approval this month.

Well Owner	Type of Well	Cost Share Estimate	County

 

Rationale:  The LPNNRD has an estimated $40,000 remaining in the WSF Grant, which provides 60% cost share. This would result in the LPNNRD contributing roughly $26,000 towards a project. Staff would like to use this money to purchase vadose zone sampling equipment. This equipment would initially be used to conduct a study in the SQS area to compare to 2020 sample results and verify that best management practices (BMPs) that have been implemented are working as intended. This equipment would then be available to use for future studies throughout the district. 

The Lower Platte South NRD recently received quotes from several manufacturers, and shared their quotes with the LPNNRD. These quotes, as well as several pictures, are attached for consideration and discussion. 

To move forward, the LPNNRD would need to ask the WSF commission for a grant scope change to use the funds for vadose zone sampling equipment and studies. The NRD will continue to cost share on the remaining flow meters. 

Staff has attached an explanation of what is being requested from the Commission on the WSF grant.    

Rationale:  In the previous water committee, the committee asked staff to provide additional information on the inputs, outputs, and value of an AI model before progressing to RFQs and RFPs. 

Suggested Scope and Uses of AI Model:

• Estimate potential water use given climatic conditions
• Effects of current/future irrigation demand on groundwater levels
• Effects of adding one or more wells, particularly on well interference
• GUI/dashboard for the board and public

 Suggested inputs:

• Weather network data (precip, temp, ET)
• Monitoring well transducer records
• Spring/Fall water level measurements
• Flow meter readings
• Well construction/registration records
• Airborne electromagnetic (AEM) resistivity survey
  data
• Soil physical properties
• Land use, cover, slope
• Actual evapotranspiration

Suggested outputs:

• Groundwater-level response to pumping/recharge changes
• Streamflow response to pumping/recharge changes
• "Optimal" district-wide pumping/recharge balance
• Potential water use given climatic conditions (dry/wet year demand forecast)
• Effect of adding one or more new wells / well interference
• Interactive GUI to tweak parameters (dry/wet year, more/less pumping)
• Public/board-facing visual dashboard

Value of the AI Model:

• Utilization of existing data (weather, monitoring wells, AEM, etc...)- $20,000 annually
• Routine analysis (permits, scenarios, allocations)- $15,000 annually
• Risk mitigation(litigation)- $5,000 annually
• TOTAL- $40,000 anually

Rationale:  The LPNNRD and DWEE met with the Yutan City Council on August 18th to discuss their interest in pursuing an update to their Wellhead Protection Plan. It was not brought to a vote. However, they are very interested in moving forward once the DWEE groundwater model has been completed later this year.

Rationale:  This week's beach HAB and bacteria results are now posted on the DWEE web page (Current Health Alerts and Sampling Results For This Week). 
  
Rockford Lake will be on Health Alert this week. Cub Creek Lake will be removed from Health Alert!  

Maple Creek Recreation Area Lake has tested high for E. coli this week.
 
There is 1 beach on Health Alert this week!
 

Current Lakes on "Health Alert"
Lake	County	Microcystin (ppb)	Sample Date
Rockford Lake	Gage	8.13	8/24/2026

When a lake exceeds 8 ppb of microcystin it will be placed on Health Alert. If a lake is under a Health Alert, signs will be posted recommending people avoid full body contact activities such as swimming, wading, skiing, jet skiing, etc. 
There is 1 beach with E.coli testing above 235 colonies/100 ml.

Lakes with High E.coli Bacteria
Lake	County	E.coli (MPN)	Sample Date
Maple Creek Recreation Area Lake	Colfax	1,986	8/24/2026

Rationale:  We are awaiting a new JWMAB agreement as the old agreement is expired.

Rationale:  Dodge County received the closeout letter (attahced) for the Rawhide WFPO planning project.  Next steps would be to determine the desire to proceed with construction/implementation of the plan.

Rationale: 

Chapman attended an August 17 meeting with Dodge County and Cotterell Dike officials to discuss concerns along the Platte River. A request for planning funding was submitted to NEMA earlier this year; however, the timeline for receiving funding remains uncertain given current FEMA funding levels.

The immediate concern is an area near Eason Lake where the river is actively cutting into the bank. A permanent solution will likely require engineering, hydraulic modeling, and permitting, and could include a series of jetties or other river stabilization measures costing several million dollars. In the interim, additional clean concrete may be needed for future emergency stabilization efforts. Concrete could be stockpiled or placed in an upland area outside of jurisdictional waters, where permitting would not be required.

Rationale: 
Below are seven cover crop applications submitted by Bill Bos:

Daniel Gehring	Cover Crop (154ac)	$4,605
Kaden Gehring	Cover Crop (107ac)	$3,210
Kail Lichtenfeld	Cover Crop (154ac)	$4,614
Chad Sander	Cover Crop (130ac)	$3,900
Jon Gehring	Cover Crop (139ac)	$4,170

A&M Farms

Cover Crop (160ac)

$4,800

Don Marking

Cover Crop (160ac)

$4,800

Applications total cost-share = $30,099

Rationale:  This past month work completed includes:

• TCI completed the riser structure, inlet pipe, and trash rack on 26B
• TCI started work on the additional foundation drain on 26A
• Shanahan continued with embankment fill and began riprap placement on 26B

Work planned for the month of September:

• TCI will complete riser structure, and inlet, on 27.
• Shanahan mobilized a second crew to site 27 to allow for dirt work on sites 26 and 27 to be completed simultaneously.

TCI invoice attached
Olsson construction services invoice attached

Rationale:  The ACOE issued our 404 permit for the final six sites.
Olsson has been working on final comments from DWEE for site 84 permits and expect it within the next couple weeks.  Site 77 has been through regulatory review and is in final review with Tim Gokie, DWEE Dam Safety.  
Olsson has prepped bidding documents for our next set of dams; plans right now are to have sites 55 & 84 to be grouped together and site 77 to be on its own.  

Invoice and progress report attached
 

Rationale:  With Phase 1 of construction nearing completion, and permits being finalized, we are ready to go to bid for Phase 2 of construction.  Olsson has prepared bid documents for sites 55, 84, and 77 that are ready to be advertised.  Sites 55 & 84 will be combined in one package and site 77 will be a separate package.  This was done to accommodate for the funding timing uncertainty with NRCS' WFPO allocation.
Proposed bid schedule would be:

• Advertise bids 9/15
• Site visits 10/7 @10:00am
• Bids due 10/27 @2:00pm
• Award bid 11/9

Olsson would advertise through their professional service and the NRD will also post requests for bids.

Rationale:  Updates for remaining acquisitions.
Invoice attached for Olsson services

Rationale:  The Wahoo Creek Watershed 319 Project review process has been completed and the LPNNRD can now use those funds for the cost-share of BMPs within the Wahoo Creek Watershed.

The City of Ashland is holding their city council meeting on September 3rd with Lower Platte South giving a presentation on cost-sharing that will be available for producers within the Wellhead Protection Area that includes both of our districts.

The public unveiling of the new OneRed program will be announced during Husker Harvest days. There will be training for implementation of this program sometime in early October.

Rationale: 

Attached is an RFP to select a consultant to complete a Watershed Plan-Environmental Assessment (Plan-EA) for the Skull & Bone Creek Watersheds through the NRCS Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations (WFPO) Program. The Plan-EA will follow the NRCS planning process to further evaluate watershed problems and opportunities, develop and compare alternatives, and identify a recommended plan for future implementation.

The proposed RFP due date is November 13, 2026, which will provide staff and Directors time to review proposals prior to committee meetings, with anticipated consultant selection and Board approval on December 14, 2026.

Rationale:  Jordan Wachal with Mainelli Wagner & Associated will be on zoom to update the committee on the status of the project.

Rationale:  Additional adoption resolutions have been submitted to NEMA.  This is expected to be all of them as the deadline is August 22, 2026.  Comparing resolution submitted for past plans we are only missing two:

• Village of Bruno
• Village of Surprise

Multiple reminder calls and emails were made by JEO and NRD staff.

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NOTE: The agenda is on file at the LPNNRD office and may be changed up to 24 hours prior to the meeting as scheduled.