Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 61-201 (2026)

Chief Water Officer of the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment; qualifications; Division of Water; duties; Chief Water Officer; appointment; duties; oath

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The Chief Water Officer of the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment shall be qualified by training and business experience to manage and supervise the Division of Water of the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment. The Division of Water of the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment shall assist the Chief Water Officer in carrying out the Chief Water Officer's duties. The Chief Water Officer shall (1) be a professional engineer as provided in the Engineers and Architects Regulation Act or a professional geologist as provided in the Geologists Regulation Act and (2) have had at least five years' experience in a position of responsibility in irrigation work. The Chief Water Officer shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Legislature. The Chief Water Officer shall report directly to the Director of Water, Energy, and Environment. The Chief Water Officer shall, before assuming the duties of the office, take and subscribe an oath, such as is required by state officers.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 2005–2017 · leading case: Hill v. State, 894 N.W.2d 208 (Neb. 2017).

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Hill v. State, 894 N.W.2d 208 (Neb. 2017). · cites it 3× “The Department of Natural Resources regulates surface water appropria- tors, see Neb. Rev. Stat. § 61-201 et seq. (Reissue 2009 & Cum.”

Spear T Ranch, Inc. v. Knaub, 691 N.W.2d 116 (Neb. 2005). · cites it 2× “See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 61-201 et seq. (Reissue 2003 & Cum.”

Cent. Nebraska Pub. Power & Irrigation Dist. v. Persons Identified as Registered Irrigation Well Owners, 699 N.W.2d 372 (Neb. 2005). · cites it 3× “” Central asserts that Neb. Rev. Stat. § 61-201 et seq. (Reissue 2003 & Cum.”

Koch v. Aupperle, 737 N.W.2d 869 (Neb. 2007). · cites it 2× “See, also, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 61-201 et seq. (Reissue 2003 & Cum.”

Spear T Ranch, Inc. v. Nebraska Dep't of Nat. Resources, 699 N.W.2d 379 (Neb. 2005). “The Department’s order stated that the Legislature had not given it independent authority to regulate ground water users or administer ground water rights for the benefit of surface water appropriators. In resolving the issue in favor of the Department, we stated: “Nebraska has…”

Keating v. Nebraska Pub. Power Dist., 713 F. Supp. 2d 849 (D. Neb. 2010). · cites it 2× “See generally Neb.Rev. Stat. §§ 61-201 to 61-219. As pertinent to this case, there are two types of rights recognized by Nebraska’s prior appropriation doctrine: appropriation rights and preference rights.”

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