ContractWater Use Contract • May 5th, 2020
Re-enrolled Water Use ContractNebraska Platte-Republican Resources Area Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Note: The Nebraska Department of Natural Resources (NDNR) has developed this form for purposes of enabling eligible landowners to apply to re-enroll in the Nebraska Platte-Republican Resources Area Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP or “the Program”). The NDNR is seeking to use the Program to encourage current Program participants to continue the reduction of their use of surface water and ground water for purposes of irrigation. NDNR seeks to accomplish this goal by assisting in the process of re-enrolling eligible land to the Program. The Program will require participant landowners to agree to forbear their use of ground water and surface water on the eligible land for the contract period. The unused water will either remain in the ground water aquifer, be stored in a reservoir, or increase stream flow for environmental and public recreational purposes. Thi
