With increasing concern for the water quality of our groundwater supply, now is the time to seal abandoned wells.

Here's how it works:

  1. Pick up an application form from your county NRCS Office.
  2. Landowners applying for the program need to submit a 100a form with a completed well sealer's price quote to their local NRCS Office.
  3. The work may not start until after the LENRD has approved the application.
  4. After the well is sealed, the landowner will submit the contractors bill to their local NRCS office to be certified to the LENRD.
  5. Upon receiving certification from NRCS, the LENRD will reimburse the well owner 75% of the approved costs of sealing the well--up to a limit of $1,000 for hand dug wells and $700 for all other wells.

Landowners are required to report the abandonment of a registered well to the Nebraska Department of Water Resources.