GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – Central Platte NRD GIS Image Analyst Luke Zakrzewski will present the fall groundwater levels at the upcoming Board of Directors meeting. As part of the Groundwater Management Program, CPNRD staff measure water levels in 386 irrigation observation wells, including 65 dedicated monitoring wells, during the spring and fall seasons. An average of 405 wells have been assessed annually since 2000.

The Board meeting is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, at the CPNRD office at 215 Kaufman Avenue, Grand Island, Nebraska.

OTHER AGENDA/ACTION ITEMS

Nominating Committee 
The Board Officer Nominating Committee will make their recommendations for the board chairman and vice-chairman. Board officers can serve two terms of two years each. Chairman Mick Reynolds, Wood River, and Jerry Wiese, Grand Island, have served two terms. Wiese did not refile for the Board of Directors. The election will be held at the January 23rd Board of Directors meeting.

Manager’s Report  
Lyndon Vogt, General Manager, will report.

Voting Delegates  
The board will elect a voting delegate and alternate for the Nebraska Association of Resources District’s Legislative Conference to be held in January at the Embassy Suites in Lincoln, NE.

Natural Resources Conservation Service Report  
Joe Krolikowski, District Conservationist, will report.

Nebraska Association of Resources District  
Deb VanMatre, CPNRD Representative, will report.

Nebraska Natural Resources Commission  
Mick Reynolds, Middle Platte Basin Representative, will report.

Cost-Share  
Applications for the Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Program and Central Platte NRD cost-share programs will be considered.

Service Recognition Awards 
The following awards will be presented at 12:30 p.m. (prior to the Board meeting):

• 40 years: Tom Backer, Projects Assistant
• 25 years: Marcia Lee, Information/Education Specialist
• 20 years: David Carr, Range Management Specialist
• Outgoing Board Member- 24 Years: Jerry Wiese, Grand Island, Subdistrict 7

Upcoming Board Meetings
January 23, February 20, March 27

Central Platte NRD’s Board of Directors meetings are held at 2 p.m. at the CPNRD office at 215 Kaufman Ave in Grand Island.