"One District, Two Plans, One Water"
This project is unique for Nebraska when talking about water management plans. For the first time, both a water quantity plan and a water quality plan will be written simultaneously and in partnership with the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources, the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy and an NRD...the Upper Big Blue. The consulting and engineering firm of JEO will be steering the process. The idea of co-jointly planning water quantity & quality plans makes sense. As Nebraskans, we need an ample and sustainable amount of water for daily use, but we must also ensure that the water meets quality drinking standards. In other words, what’s the use of having plenty of water on hand, but it is not potable?
The following prescriptions provide an overview of the tandem plans: