Board adopts Resolution No. 26-13 to remove roughly 8,500 acres from Wellhead Protection Overlay
The Gage County Board adopted Resolution No. 26-13 (SUP 2026-4), approving the City of Beatrice’s request to remove approximately 8,500 acres from the county Wellhead Protection District Overlay after finding certain municipal wells are no longer in use because of high nitrate levels. The Planning & Zoning Commission had recommended approval.
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The Gage County Board of Supervisors voted July 8 to adopt Resolution No. 26-13, approving Special Use Permit #2026-4, which modifies the boundaries of the county’s Wellhead Protection District Overlay. The application from the City of Beatrice proposes removing parts of Blakely and Grant townships (specific sections listed in the resolution) — approximately 8,500 acres in total — from the overlay because the city no longer uses certain wells for municipal drinking water due to high nitrate levels.
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