The Upper Republican Natural Resources District will hold a public hearing Tuesday, Feb. 5 for input on adding nitrate monitoring to their rules and regulations.
    Patrons of the district can offer their input during the hearing.
    It will be held during the board’s regular meeting in Imperial which begins at 1:30 p.m.

Nitrate monitoring
    In addition to setting allocations and insuring compact compliance, the URNRD is also responsible for protecting the quality of groundwater.
    Management added Bruce Curtis to the staff to direct the NRD’s efforts. Curtis brings extensive experience in water quality management.
    One of the areas Curtis has been focusing on is nitrate concentration in the groundwater.

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