Gage County board approves resolution shrinking Beatrice wellhead protection area to ease potential development

Jul 8, 2026

The board adopted Resolution No. 26-13 to modify Beatrice’s wellhead protection-area map to include certain nonpotable wells near Blakely and Grant; the city representative said the wells have long been nonpotable because of high nitrate levels and that the change does not alter existing permits.

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The Gage County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to adopt Resolution No. 26-13 to modify the Beatrice wellhead protection-area map to include areas identified in the resolution and thereby accommodate potential industrial development near Hoyt.

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