The Chief Water Officer of the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment shall exercise the powers and perform the duties assigned to the Department of Natural Resources prior to July 1, 2025, except those duties assigned to the Director of the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment or the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment. The Chief Water Officer and his or her duly authorized assistants shall have access at all reasonable times to all dams, reservoirs, hydroelectric plants, water measuring devices, and headgates, and other devices for diverting water, for the purpose of performing the duties assigned to the Chief Water Officer.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 61-205
Chief Water Officer; powers and duties
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case City of Lincoln v. Central Platte Natural Resources District (2002)
Most recently applied in 11 Neb. Ct. App. 138 - Saunders County v. Metropolitan Utilities District-A (May 2002)
Laws 1919, c. 190, tit
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