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Nebraska NRD Board: Lower Platte South, Dist 5

Natural Resources Districts were created to solve flood control, soil erosion, irrigation run-off, and groundwater quantity and quality issues. The NRD board members set their own priorities and develops their own programs to best serve local needs.

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    John Yoakum
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What specific solutions will help improve water quality and quantity, and reduce soil erosion in the NRD?

What measures can the NRD take to manage watersheds for both drought and excess rainfall events?

How can the NRD assure public access to recreation where flood control projects have attracted developers?

Cover crops has proven to help reduce run off and erosion.
Deeper water retention ponds will increase capacity and improve water quality.
Papio NRD has been good at this. Building a nice park area around the flood reduction project and allowing developers to help pay for the park.