2026 South-Central Water Confrerence

South-Central Water Conference

2026 South-Central Water Confrerence

Draft Agenda

February 5, 2026 from 9:30 - 2:30 PM

Phelps County Ag Center, 1308 2nd St, Holdrege, NE

NRCS Program Updates

NRCS District Conservationist

How Nutrients Impact Groundwater

Joe Luck, UNL

Weather Recap and Predictions

Eric Hunt, UNL

Keynote

Matt Manning, State Water Officer, Nebraska Department of Water, Environment, and Energy

Water Resources Updates

Nick Simonson, LRNRD

Craig Scott, USBR

Nolan Little, TBNRD

Tyler Thulin, CNPPID

Hosts

Tri-Basin NRD

Lower Republican NRD

Central Nebraska Public Power & Irrigation

UNL Extension Phelps & Gosper Counties

USDA-NRCS

Sponsors