Originally Posted By: esshup
Do you have to worry about water rights there?


I do, but I know they used to irrigate from the creek, so I'm guessing the right still exists. Nebraska is a "first in time, first in right" state and so if we had rights back then, we should still have rights ahead of any new irrigators.

That said, I would definitely have to check on it before I pulled the trigger. Have a couple friends who are water rights attorneys (it's a big business here in Nebraska ;\) ).

Right now I'm just trying to figure out if the pros of doing it outway the potential cons.


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