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Permit to Appropriate Water (Form SW-01)
Permit to Impound Water (Form API-01)
Petition for Waiver of Outlet Works- Dam Safety form: Application for Approval of Plans for Dams (If project is subject to the Safety of Dams and Reservoirs Act, §§ 46-1601 through 46-1670 and NAC 458)
Permit to Appropriate Water for Instream Flows (Form SW-05)
Permit to Appropriate Water for Power (Form SW-06)
Permit to Appropriate Natural Flows for Induced Ground Water Recharge (Form SW-07)
Permit for Incidental or Intentional Underground Water Storage (Form SW-08)
- Approval of Authority to Levy Fees (Form SW-09)
Claim for the Waters of the State of Nebraska (Form SW-10)
Permit to Conduct Surface Water in a Stream Channel (Form SW-501)
Permit to Conduct Groundwater in a Stream Channel (Form SW-502)
Petition to Change the Location of Diversion (Form SW-14)
Permit for an Expedited Change of Appropriation (Form 962-03)
- Instructions for Form 962-03
- Addendums for Applications for an Expedited Transfer of Location of Use
- Landowner's Signatures (Form 962-06)
- List of Lands Proposed to be Transferred (Form 962-18)
- History of Water Use (Form 962-14)
Non-Expedited Change of Appropriation (Form 962-09)
- Addendums for Applications for a Non-Expedited Change of Appropriation
- Name and Address of Mortgage Holder or Deed of Trust Holder (Form 962-04)
- Landowner's Signatures (Form 962-06)
- Name and Address of Persons to Receive Legal Orders and Notices (Form 962-07)
- Change in the Location of Use (Form 962-10
- Change in Purpose of Use or Type of Appropriation (Form 962-11&12)
- History of Water Use (Form 962-14)
- List of Lands Proposed to be Transferred (Form 962-18)
Transfer Applications for a Temporary Change of Location and Change of Purpose to Streamflow Augmentation for Private Appropriators
Temporary Transfer to Streamflow Augmentation for Appropriations Held by Private Appropriator (Form SW-100)
Renew a Temporary Transfer to Streamflow Augmentation for Appropriations Held by Private Appropriator (Form SW-101)
Transfer Applications for a Temporary Change of Location and Change of Purpose to Streamflow Augmentation for Irrigation District or Company
Temporary Transfer to Streamflow Augmentation for Appropriations Held by an Irrigation District or Company (Form SW-200)
Renew a Temporary Transfer to Streamflow Augmentation for Appropriations Held by an Irrigation District or Company (Form SW-202)
Contract Lease Documents for Augmentation Transfer
Surface Water Lease Contract (Form SW-300)
- Instructions for Form SW-300
- Attachment A: Water Lease Price and Payment Terms (Form SW-310)
- Attachment B: Dry-Year Lease Options and Conditions (Form SW-320)
Agreement to Assign and Assume Water Lease Contract (Form SW-330)
Map Transfer
Map Transfer by Irrigation District or Company (Form SW-44)
For Private Appropriators
Application for a Change of Appropriation to Augment Stream Flow Pursuant to a CREP Water Use Contract (Form 962-100)
For Irrigation Districts or Companies
Appliction for a Change of Appropriation to Augment Stream Flow Pursuant to a CREP Water Use Contract (Form 962-200)
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Relinquishment of a Surface Water Appropriation by the Landowner (Form SW-90)
Full Relinquishment of a Surface Water Appropriation (Form SW-91)
When entire appropriation is being relinquished. For irrigation if you do not own all land appurtenant to the appropriation use Form SW-90 above.
Notification of Assignment of a Surface Water Appropriation (Form SW-475)
When there is a change in the appropriator of record and no change in the ownership of the land appurtenant to the appropriation.
Provisional Relinquishment of a Surface Water Appropriation (Form 962-24A)
When appropriation is held by an Irrigation District,Reclamation District, Public Power and Irrigation District, Mutual Irrigation Company, Canal Company or the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
Addendum to Form 962-24A (Form 962-24B)
Notification of Reassignment of Surface Water Appropriation(s) (Form 962-19A)
When appropriation is held by an Irrigation District,Reclamation District, Public Power and Irrigation District, Mutual Irrigation Company, Canal Company or the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
Addendum to Form 962-19A (Form 962-19B)
Contest of Preliminary Determination of Nonuse (Form SW-56)
- Additional Signature Sheets (Form SW-57)
Affirmation of Cancellation (Form SW-58)
- Additional Signature Sheets (Form SW-57)
Application for a Lease for the Use of Water for Power Purposes (Form SW-500)
