STATUTES

RELATING TO THE

NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

DATA BANK

2-1568. Department; data bank; establish; maintain; administer; available to other agencies. The department shall maintain and administer a data bank in the field of soil and water resources in the State of Nebraska. The collection of basic data and necessary interpretations of these data in the area of soil and water resources by agencies, departments, and political subdivisions of the State of Nebraska shall not be affected by this section. Such data and necessary interpretations of them shall be made available to the department for inclusion in the data bank when published or earlier if deemed by the originator to be suitable for inclusion. The source of data shall be identified in the data bank and when appropriate shall be associated with subsequent publication or other use. Processing and interpretation of the basic data shall be carried out by the department, except that this section does not preclude the independent processing and interpretation of such data by the collecting agency or other agencies. The resources of the data bank shall be made available to all interested agencies and persons.

Source: Laws 1969, c. 382, § 1, p. 1348; Laws 2000, LB 900, § 24, Laws 2005, LB 342,

Operative date Sept.1, 2005.

Cross Reference

Intergovernmental Data Communications Advisory Council, see section 81-2304.

2-1569. Basic data, defined. For purposes of section 2-1568, basic data means recorded observations, calculations, or other information concerning: (1) Climatological, meteorological, hydrologic, hydraulic, topographic and geologic conditions and phenomena, including soils and land use, as these relate to or affect surface and ground water resources, developed water supplies, water demands and hydraulic structures; (2) occurrence, quantity and quality of surface water resources including variations with time, both short term and long range; (3) occurrence, quantity and quality of ground water resources including variations with time, natural and artificial recharge, natural and artificial disposal, and information as to the hydraulic characteristics of underground aquifers and reservoirs; (4) sediment production, transport and disposition; (5) biologic data for streams, lakes, and reservoirs; (6) water rights; (7) occurrence, types, locations, and amounts of consumptive and nonconsumptive uses and demands for water, including diversions and extractions therefor, and variations over time; (8) occurrence, quantity and quality of waste discharges and return flows, and variations thereof over time; (9) locations, characteristics and operational criteria of works constructed to store, replenish, regulate, divert, extract, transport, distribute, protect and improve surface and ground water resources; (10) project and facility operation data; (11) demographic data; and (12) economic and fiscal information.

Source: Laws 1969, c. 382, § 2, p. 1349, Laws 2005, LB 342 .

2-1570. Technical advisory committee; eliminated. Revised Statutes Supplement, 2004.

Source: Laws 1969, c. 382, § 3, p. 1349; Laws 1998, LB 924, § 15; Laws 2000, LB 900, § 25, Laws 2005, LB 342, Operative date Sept.1, 2005.