2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 46-601.01 — Terms, defined.

Section 46-601.01
Terms, defined.

For purposes of Chapter 46, article 6:

(1) Water well means any excavation that is drilled, cored, bored, washed, driven, dug, jetted, or otherwise constructed for the purpose of exploring for ground water, monitoring ground water, utilizing the geothermal properties of the ground, obtaining hydrogeologic information, or extracting water from or injecting fluid as defined in section 81-1502 into the underground water reservoir. Water well does not include any excavation made for obtaining or prospecting for oil or natural gas or for inserting media to repressure oil or natural gas bearing formations regulated by the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission; and

(2) Common carrier means any carrier of water including a pipe, canal, ditch, or other means of piping or adjoining water for irrigation purposes.

Source:

Laws 1993, LB 131, § 2

Laws 1999, LB 92, § 1

Laws 2004, LB 962, § 34

Cross References:

For additional definitions,see section 46-656.07.

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska