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Nominees for Nebraska’s new Water, Energy and Environment agency outline canal plans and timeline
Summary
At Natural Resources Committee hearings, nominees Jesse Bradley and Matthew Manning described the new Department of Water, Energy and Environment’s priorities, including the Perkins County Canal Project, permitting steps and an expected multi-year permitting timeline and land-acquisition status.
Jesse Bradley, Governor Hillen’s nominee to lead the newly created Nebraska Department of Water, Energy and Environment, and Matthew Manning, Governor Pilling’s nominee for chief water officer, told the Legislature’s Natural Resources Committee that the department will prioritize integrated water planning, permitting coordination and stakeholder communication as it stands up the merged agency.
Bradley described the merger as a "generational opportunity" to align water, energy and environmental programs and said the department will emphasize "customers, communication, and culture." He told senators the Perkins County Canal Project is "the most critical project going on in the state" for securing interstate water rights and said the incremental cost to build a larger-capacity canal was roughly $61,000,000.
Manning, a licensed civil engineer…
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