Water News

July 2010 Water Tour to North and South Platte Basins

UNL's annual Water and Natural Resources Tour will take an in-depth look at North and South Platte River watershed issues effecting Nebraska this summer. The tour is tentatively planned to leave Kearney on July 12, 2010 and return there on July 15, 2010 with stops all along the North and South branches of the Platte River in Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming | more.

Nebraska's Increase in Irrigated Acreage Puts State First in the Nation

While the number of irrigated acres is dropping in many parts of the country, it continues to rise in Nebraska, which now ranks first in the nation. Some areas of the state are over-irrigated, however, and significant limitations on future irrigation are looming, said Bruce Johnson, UNL agricultural economist | more.

New USGS Report on Aquifers

The USGS has released a new report, Factors affecting water quality in selected carbonate aquifers in the United States, 1993-2005. USGS scientists sampled for 151 chemical constituents or physical properties in about 1,000 wells and springs across 20 states, mainly in the eastern and central US | more.

2009 Water Tour Visits California's Bay-Delta Region

The 2009 Water Tour was June 15-18, 2009. Video, photographs, an interview and Kearney Hub articles are available here.