Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-639 (2026)

Application for permit; contents; fee

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An applicant which desires to avail itself of the Municipal and Rural Domestic Ground Water Transfers Permit Act shall make application in writing to the Chief Water Officer for a permit. The application shall include (1) a statement of the amount of water for which a permit is desired together with an exhibit of maps showing the location of all water wells and (2) such other information as the Chief Water Officer deems necessary or desirable. The application shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount of fifty dollars for the first five million gallons per day and an additional twenty dollars for each additional increment of five million gallons per day requested. The fee shall be based on the amounts of water requested on a daily average basis.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1966–1997 · leading case: Metro. Utils. Dist. v. Merritt Beach Co., 140 N.W.2d 626 (Neb. 1966).
Metro. Utils. Dist. v. Merritt Beach Co., 140 N.W.2d 626 (Neb. 1966). · cites it 8× “The objectors, or some of them, raise each of the following issues: (1) Section 46-639, R.S.Supp., 1963, is in violation of Article III, section 14, and of Article I, sections 3, 16, and 21, of the Constitution of Nebraska.”
Ponderosa Ridge Llv v. Banner Cnty., 554 N.W.2d 151 (Neb. 1996). “§ 46-639. Upon receiving an application, the director is required to cause a notice of such application to be published, and the notice must state that any interested person may object to and request a hearing on the application.”
Springer v. Kuhns, 571 N.W.2d 323 (Neb. Ct. App. 1997). “” § 46-639. “The use of ground water pursuant to a permit.”
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