About the Water Planning Division

Planning partnerships

The Water Planning Division works with Nebraska’s unique system of natural resources districts to develop local and basin-wide integrated water management plans to sustain a balance between water supplies and uses and to protect the rights of existing water users.

Interstate agreements

The Water Planning Division ensures Nebraska meets its obligations agreed to in a number of interstate water compacts, decrees, and agreements approved by participating state legislatures and/or Congress.

Water Quality Planning

• Impaired Waters and Total Maximum Daily Loads
• Nonpoint Source Management Program
• Nonpoint Source Water Quality Grants
• Section 401 Certification
• Source Water Protection Grants

Water science education

The Water Planning Division educates water managers and the public about local and basin-wide integrated management plans; interstate water compacts, decrees and agreements; hydrologically connected groundwater and surface water; the State’s water resources and demands; and other related issues. Water Planning Education Page

Technical analysis

The Water Planning Division provides technical analysis and support for decision making using tools such as remote sensing, groundwater modeling and GIS.