Nebraska Statutes > Chapter 46 Nebraska Statutes > Chapter 46 – Irrigation and Regulation of Water Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates | Other versions Irrigation District Act. (2) Whenever a majority of the electors owning land or holding leasehold estates, or who are entrymen of government lands, in the manner and to the extent provided in the Irrigation District Act, in any district sus Reclamation Act Municipal and Rural Domestic Ground Water Transfers Permit Act Industrial Ground Water Regulatory Act Nebraska Ground Water Management and Protection Act Nebraska Chemigation Act Water Well Standards and Contractors’ Practice Act Wellhead Protection Area Act Safety of Dams and Reservoirs Act § 46-1,164 Surface Water Irrigation Infrastructure Fund; created; use; investment § 46-1,165 Surface water irrigation infrastructure; grants; matching funds § 46-201 Water for irrigation; declared natural want § 46-202 Natural streams; unappropriated water; dedication to public use; appropriated water; further appropriation § 46-203 First appropriators; declared first in right § 46-204 Natural streams; priority of appropriations; first in time, first in right; preference from nature of use § 46-205 First appropriators; date of priority § 46-206 Appropriation; water to be returned to stream § 46-207 Appropriation; no land to be crossed by more than one ditch § 46-226 Determination of priority and amountof appropriation; duty of department;certain court orders; department; powers § 46-226.01 Application for recognition of incidental underground water storage; procedure § 46-226.02 Application; director; approval; conditions § 46-226.03 Terms, defined § 46-227 Water in streams; measurement; duty of department § 46-228 Flowing water; standards of measurement § 46-229 Appropriations; beneficial or useful purpose required; termination; procedure § 46-229.01 Department; examine condition of ditches § 46-229.02 Appropriations; preliminary determination of nonuse; notice; order of cancellation; procedure § 46-229.03 Appropriations; preliminary determination of nonuse; notice; contents; service § 46-229.04 Appropriations; hearing; decision; nonuse; considerations; consolidation of proceedings; when § 46-229.05 Adjudication of water rights; appeal § 46-229.06 Appropriations; partial cancellation; rate of diversion; determination § 46-230 Adjudication of water rights; record; duty of appropriation owner to furnish information; notice § 46-231 Amount and priority of appropriation; determination; limitation of amount; storage water § 46-233 Application to appropriate water; time of making; contents; procedure; priority date; notice; hearing; temporary permit; emergency use § 46-233.01 Permit to appropriate water for use in another state; application; considerations; determination § 46-233.02 Appropriation of water for use in another state; laws governing; rights of appropriators § 46-234 Application for water; refusal; grounds; effect; necessity for consent; perfection of appropriation; time allowed § 46-235 Application for water; approval; date of priority; conditional or partial approval; hearing; director; powers and duties § 46-235.01 Public water supplier; appropriation for induced ground water recharge; hearing; evidence of beneficial use; priority date; vesting § 46-235.02 Public water supplier; payment of compensation; when § 46-235.03 Public water suppliers; natural resources districts; powers § 46-235.04 Induced ground water recharge appropriations; administration; transfer of priority dates; procedure § 46-236 Application for water power; leasefrom state required; fee; renewal; cancellation; grounds § 46-237 Map or plat; requirements; failure to furnish; effect § 46-238 Construction of project; time restrictions;failure to comply; forfeiture; extension of time for completion of work; appeal § 46-240 Additional appropriation; conditions; application procedure § 46-240.01 Supplemental additional appropriations;agricultural appropriators; application § 46-241 Application forwater; storage reservoirs; facility for underground water storage; eminentdomain; procedure; duties and liabilities of owner § 46-242 Use of stored water; permit; application; conditions; limitations; procedure § 46-243 Application for water; reservoir intended for raising water level § 46-244 Canals; declared works of internal improvement; laws applicable § 46-245 Irrigation canal, defined; laws applicable § 46-246 Ditches, dams, or similar works; construction; right of eminent domain § 46-247 Ditches, dams, or similar works; construction; eminent domain; procedure § 46-248 Right-of-way for irrigation laterals; condemnation; procedure § 46-249 Irrigation works constructed by authority of United States; right-of-way over public lands; grant; school lands excepted § 46-250 Places of diversion; storage sites; changes; procedure § 46-251 Irrigation works; use of state lands and highways; grant; right-of-way; condemnation § 46-252 Conducting of water into or along natural channels; withdrawal; permit, when required; liability § 46-253 Ditches; changing line; flow maintained; liability § 46-254 Interfering with waterworks; taking water without authority; penalty § 46-255 Ditches; construction through private property; bridges and gates § 46-256 Persons controlling canals or reservoirs; headgates and measuring devices; failure to construct; construction by Department of Natural Resources § 46-258 Ditches; maintenance; outlets; headgates; duties of owner § 46-259 Running water in rivers and ravines; right to use § 46-261 Lands to be irrigated; appropriations transferred; information filed with Department of Natural Resources; recording gauges; failure to install; effect § 46-262 Duties of persons taking water; noncompliance; liability § 46-263 Water; neglecting and preventing delivery; penalty § 46-263.01 Water; molesting or damaging measuring device; penalty § 46-263.02 Water; molesting or damaging measuring device; apprehension and conviction; reward § 46-265 Embankments; maintenance; return of unused water; duties of owner § 46-266 Irrigation water; overflow on roads; duty of owner to prevent; violation; penalty § 46-268 Contract for use of water; record; rights of grantee unimpaired by foreclosure of liens § 46-269 Mutual irrigation companies; recognized; bylaws; when lawful § 46-270 Irrigation projects; how financed § 46-271 Corporations or associations; construction or operation of canals or reservoirs; assessments of stock; when authorized; how enforced § 46-272 Water users’ associations organized under reclamation act of the United States; stock subscriptions; how recorded; fees § 46-273 Water; United States may furnish to individuals; conditions and requirements § 46-281 Artesian water; waste prohibited § 46-282 Artesian water; waste; penalty § 46-283 Legislative findings § 46-284 Definitions, sections found § 46-285 Irrigation water reuse pit, defined § 46-286 Ephemeral natural stream, defined § 46-287 Irrigation water reuse pit; reusing ground water; exempt from certain provisions § 46-288 Interbasin transfers; terms, defined § 46-289 Legislative findings; interbasin transfers; application for water; factors considered; order issued § 46-290 Appropriation; application to transfer or change; contents; approval § 46-291 Application; review;notice; contents; comments § 46-292 Application; hearing § 46-293 Application; review; Director of Natural Resources; powers § 46-294 Applications; approval;requirements; conditions; burden of proof § 46-294.01 Appropriation; temporary transfer; filings required § 46-294.02 Appropriation; temporary transfer or change; renewal or extension § 46-294.03 Appropriation; temporary transfer or change; effect on classification and valuation § 46-294.04 Appropriation; temporary transfer or change; effect on rights of condemnation § 46-294.05 Rules and regulations § 46-295 Legislative findings § 46-296 Terms, defined § 46-297 Permit to appropriate water; modificationto include underground water storage; procedure § 46-299 Permittee; authorized to levy a fee or assessment; limitation § 46-2,100 Fee or assessment; limitation § 46-2,101 Fee or assessment; application for approval; contents; fee schedule § 46-2,102 Fee or assessment; lien § 46-2,103 Injunction; when issued § 46-2,104 Director’s order; not subject to collateral attack § 46-2,105 Appeal § 46-2,106 Use of underground stored water; authorized § 46-2,107 Legislative findings § 46-2,108 Appropriation of water for instream flows; terms, defined § 46-2,109 Streams with need for instream flows; identification; study § 46-2,110 Permit to appropriate water for instream flows; application; requirements § 46-2,111 Permit to appropriate water for instream flows; director; powers and duties § 46-2,112 Permit to appropriate water for instream flows; hearing; when; notice; director; powers § 46-2,113 Director; modify appropriation or application; when § 46-2,114 Proposed instream appropriation; additional studies; notice of application § 46-2,115 Application for instream appropriation; approval; when § 46-2,116 Application for instream appropriation; public interest determination; factors § 46-2,116.01 Application for instream appropriation; use of stored water; study § 46-2,116.02 Instream appropriation; use of stored water; funding § 46-2,117 Contested case hearing; mediation or nonbinding arbitration required; when; costs § 46-2,118 Instream appropriation; limited to defined stream segment § 46-2,119 Instream appropriations; manner of administration § 46-2,120 District or company; notice to landowner; when required; terms, defined § 46-2,121 District or company; hold appropriation; sections; how construed § 46-2,122 District or company; application for transfer and map; filing requirements; approval; conditions § 46-2,123 Hearing on application and map § 46-2,124 District or company; notice prior to meeting; requirements § 46-2,125 Order granting application and map; contents; appeal § 46-2,126 Priority date § 46-2,127 District or company; transfer of appropriation for agricultural purposes; when § 46-2,128 District or company; transfer of appropriation for agricultural purposes; published notice; contents § 46-2,129 District or company; transfer of appropriation for agricultural purposes; hearing; notice; powers and duties; priority date § 46-2,130 Sections; how construed § 46-2,139 Storm Water Management Plan Program; created; assistance to cities and counties; grants; Department of Environment and Energy; duties § 46-301 Irrigation districts; establishment of electric light and power systems; powers § 46-302 Electric light and power system; construction or acquisition by resolution; procedure § 46-303 Electric light and power system; construction or acquisition by petition; procedure § 46-304 Electric light and power system; construction or acquisition; examination and report by Department of Natural Resources § 46-305 Electric light and power system; construction or acquisition; election required; procedure; vote required; effect of affirmative vote § 46-306 General provisions of irrigation law applicable § 46-307 Operation of lines beyond district boundaries; powers of district; cost payable out of earnings § 46-308 Issuance of debentures pledging earnings; powers of district; judicial confirmation not required § 46-309 Proposals in conflict with original project; vote of electors a condition precedent to adoption § 46-310 Rates and charges for electric current; rules and regulations of system § 46-311 Sale, lease, or transfer; law applicable § 46-312 Extension; pledged net proceeds inadequate; bonds; how issued § 46-313 Eminent domain; use of highways; construction and operation; general law applicable § 46-314 Profits from sale of electricity; how used § 46-315 Use of water for hydroelectric plant; rights of irrigation district § 46-574 Boundaries; change; no impairment of rights; petition; contents § 46-575 Boundaries; change; petition; bond § 46-576 Boundaries; change; petition; board of directors; fix time and place of hearing § 46-577 Boundaries; change; protesting petition; requirements § 46-578 Boundaries; change; protest petition; disqualification of signer § 46-579 Boundaries; change; protest petition; when dismissed § 46-580 Boundaries; change; protest petition; requisite number of signers; dismissal of original petition § 46-581 Boundaries; change; objections § 46-582 Boundaries; change; objections; hearing § 46-583 Boundaries; change; hearing; election; final order; filed with Department of Natural Resources § 46-584 Boundaries; change; decree; determination; directors; terms of office § 46-585 Fiscal year, defined; audit; Auditor of Public Accounts; form; prescribe; filing; time § 46-586 Audit; contents § 46-587 Audit; information made available § 46-601 Ground water; declaration of policy § 46-601.01 Terms, defined § 46-602 Registration of water wells; forms; replacement; change in ownership; illegal water well; decommissioning required § 46-602.01 Water well in management area; duties; prohibited acts; penalty § 46-604 Registration form; copies; disposition § 46-606 Water wells; registration fees; disposition § 46-608 Ground water; conservation; declaration of policy § 46-609 Irrigation water wells; spacing; requirements; exceptions; new use of well; registration modification; approval § 46-610 Irrigation water wells; special permit to drill without regard to spacing; application; fee § 46-611 Irrigation water wells; spacing requirements not applicable; when § 46-613 Ground water; declaration of policy; preference in use § 46-613.01 Ground water; transfer to another state; permit; Department of Natural Resources; conditions § 46-613.02 Violation; penalty; false information; enforcement § 46-635 Ground water, defined § 46-635.01 Water well, defined § 46-636 Pumping for irrigation purposes; Legislature; finding § 46-637 Pumping for irrigation purposes; permit;application; approval by Director of Natural Resources § 46-651 Spacing of water wells; distance § 46-653 Spacing of water wells; special permit; application; contents; fee § 46-654 Public water supplier; protections applicable; procedure § 46-655 Violations; injunction § 46-655.01 Public water supplier; notice of intent to consider wellfield; contents; effect; termination § 46-691 Transfer off overlying land; when allowed; objection; procedure; natural resources district; powers and duties; Director of Natural Resources; duties § 46-691.01 Transfer off overlying land for domestic use; limitations; liability § 46-691.02 Transfer off overlying land for domestic use; applicability of section § 46-691.03 Transfer off overlying land for environmental or recreational benefits; when allowed; application; fee; natural resources district; powers and duties § 46-801 Natural lakes; drainage; diversion; application § 46-802 Application; recording; investigation § 46-803 Application; approval; when authorized § 46-804 Application; rejection; when authorized § 46-805 Appeal; procedure § 46-806 Sections; when inapplicable § 46-807 Violations; penalty § 46-1001 Terms, defined § 46-1001.01 Rural water districts organized prior to June 30, 1972; effect § 46-1002 Rural water districts; petition § 46-1003 District; petition; contents § 46-1004 District; petition; county clerk; notice; contents § 46-1005 District; hearing; order § 46-1006 Board of directors; selection; bylaws; adopt § 46-1007 Board; meetings; rules and regulations; adopt; vacancies § 46-1008 District; powers § 46-1009 Board; contracts; enter into § 46-1010 Board; employees § 46-1011 Plans and specifications; filing; approval; benefit units; water sale § 46-1012 Owners of land outside of district; petition; contents § 46-1013 Owners outside of district; petition; notice; hearing § 46-1014 Owners outside of district; hearing; boundaries; conditions § 46-1015 Board; bonds; purpose; interest; rate; payment; participating members; conditions § 46-1016 Board; members; term; election § 46-1017 Board; officers; election § 46-1018 Board; powers and duties; compensation; budget; audit; reports § 46-1019 District; dissolution; procedure § 46-1020 District; withdrawal of lands; petition; hearing; county board; findings § 46-1021 Consolidation of districts; county board; order § 46-1022 Consolidation of districts; members; approval; majority vote; petition; contents § 46-1023 Consolidation of districts; petition; filing; notice; contents; hearing § 46-1024 Consolidation of districts; hearing; county board; order § 46-1025 Consolidated district; board; members; officers; election § 46-1026 Consolidated district; participating members § 46-1301 Legislative findings § 46-1304 Report required; Department of Environment and Energy; duties § 46-1305 Report required; natural resourcesdistrict; duties § 46-1401 Legislative findings and intent § 46-1402 Definitions, where found § 46-1403 Water WellDecommissioning Fund; created; use; investment § 46-1404 Water Well Decommissioning Fund; allocation; rules and regulations § 46-1405 Natural resources district; cost-sharing program; qualification for funding § 46-1701 Water augmentation project for streamflow enhancement; joint entity or natural resources district; voluntary payments in lieu of taxes; duties; notice; hearing; annual report; contents Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.
