FUNDED ORGANIZATION: Middle Republican Natural Resources District
PROJECT TITLE: “Remote Irrigation Meter and Irrigation Water Conservation Project (Phase 3)”
AMOUNT FUNDED: $1,100,000
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Middle Republican Natural Resources District, located in southern Nebraska, will install near real-time telemetry equipment on 691 irrigation flow meters for improved on-farm water management and reporting. The project is expected to result in annual water savings of 2,610 acre-feet, which is currently lost to overwatering. Conserved water will remain in the local aquifer to maintain groundwater levels for future irrigation events as well as improve discharge for baseflow in the Republican River, which has been designated by the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources as over-appropriated for water resources.
FOR MORE AWARD INFORMATION: https://www.usbr.gov/watersmart/weeg/docs/2023/MiddleRepublic_508.pdf
ORGANIZATION WEBSITE: https://www.mrnrd.org/