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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-536 (2026)

Waterworks; water supply; pollution; power to prevent

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The jurisdiction of a city of the second class or village to prevent any pollution or injury to the stream or source of water for the supply of waterworks constructed under sections 17-530 to 17-532 shall extend fifteen miles beyond its corporate limits.

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Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1992–2025 · leading case: State Ex Rel. City of Alma v. Furnas Cnty. Farms, 667 N.W.2d 512 (Neb. 2003).
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State Ex Rel. City of Alma v. Furnas Cnty. Farms, 667 N.W.2d 512 (Neb. 2003). · cites it 11× “In its operative petition, the City alleged it adopted the ordinances pursuant to the authority conferred upon it by Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 17-536 and 17-537 (Reissue 1997).”
Johnson v. Vill. of Polk, 319 Neb. 352 (Neb. 2025). · cites it 12× “Marjorie disagreed with Polk’s argument that the ordi- nance was pursuant to the Legislature’s grant in Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 17-536 and 17-537 (Reissue 2022) of jurisdiction to pass and enforce necessary rules to prevent pollution of - 358 - Nebraska Supreme Court Advance Sheets…”
Sarpy Cnty. v. City of Springfield, 492 N.W.2d 566 (Neb. 1992). · cites it 2× “Section 17-536 grants jurisdiction to a city “to prevent any pollution or injury to the stream or source of water for the supply of such waterworks, [which] shall extend fifteen miles beyond its corporate limits.”
State Ex Rel. City of Alma v. Furnas Cnty. Farms, 595 N.W.2d 551 (Neb. 1999). · cites it 2× “*191 The City alleged that pursuant to the authority conferred upon it by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-536 (Reissue 1997), it enacted ordinances which require any person or entity seeking to construct or operate any manufacturing, livestock, or other facility within 15 miles of its city…”
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