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| RE-ELECT NICHOLS for NRD PLEASE VOTE November 2! |
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| What's New at the NRD? |
| Public Canoe Access on the Eklhorn River |
| The Public - Private Partnership for Flood Control |
| Nebraska's structure for managing natural resources on a watershed basis is unique in the nation. |
| The increasing demand from the public for canoe access on the Elkhorn River prompted the NRD to commission a feasibility study. Beringer Ciaccio Dennell Mabrey (BCDM, Inc) successfully completed the study which prioritized three sites in the metro area. |
| Highway 64/West Maple Street bridge near Waterloo |
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| Q Street |
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| Highway 6/Dodge Street bridge |
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| The first site, at Highway 64 near Waterloo, is currently in the design phase and construction is scheduled to begin in late fall 2005. |
| In 1997, Dam Site 6 Newport Landing near Bennington was the first PPP developed for flood conrol in the 402 square-mile Papio watershed. Current and ongoing negotiations for PPPs on three Papio watershed flood control reservoirs include two in Douglas County and one in Sarpy County. |
| Dam Site 13 at 192nd & Dodge Street |
| Did You Know? |
| Dam Site 15A at 168th & Fort Street |
| Dam Site 19 at 192nd & Giles Road |
| Douglas County |
| Sarpy County |
| The estimated annual value for developments financed, designed, developed and constructed using the public-private partnership concept is $18 billion to $25 billion. |
| Did You Know? |
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| National Council for Public-Private Partnerships, Washington, DC |