Nebraska officials are moving ahead on a roughly $628 million canal/reservoir project that will finally enable the state to fully claim its fair share of water flows from the South Platte River, as dictated by an agreement with Colorado approved more than a century ago.
The canal will transport water from the river, which originates in Colorado, to one or more reservoirs in the southwest corner of the state. The water then will be released as needed during irrigation season, says Jesse Bradley, interim director of the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources.The end goal: Supplement the rapidly diminishing flow of water
