Summary: The purpose of this hearing is to receive evidence and testimony concerning the denial of a request for a variance from the District’s Ground Water Management Area, Rules and Regulations. Specifically a request from Medicine Creek LLC to drill a new well, denied by the Board of Directors at our April 8, 2014 regular board meeting.

Summary of the meeting: Draft budget, water purchased from Frenchman Valley/H&RW delivery, Basin Wide Planning with LB1098, N-CORPE status, Gothenburg Livestock ARP contract, Dunbar Peterson bid accepted, personnel changes.

Summary of the meeting: Draft budget, Compliance Issues, Farm Bill Update, NRCS local work group, Watershed Rehabilitation, Conversation on the Basin Tour, Sylvia Johnson covering for the I & E Employee job while entertaining accepting position, 2014 scholarship winners, Website construction, N-CORPE status, Acceptance and motion carried on Wolfe ARP contract, tree planting.

Summary of the meeting: Compliance issues, Envirothon, Water Conference, Legislative Bills Update, N-CORPE status, Rules & Regulations being effective March 10, 2014, Election Filings, Personnel committee meeting, hiring a new I & E employee, direction to look for bids to do construction in the MRNRD office.