Lower Big Blue NRD Flood Control Infrastructure Reduces Damage During Recent Heavy Rainfall Events

S.E. Nebraska Flood Infrastructure Saves more than $1 million

LINCOLN, Nebraska – Recent heavy rainfall events across southeast Nebraska demonstrated the critical value of flood control infrastructure maintained by the Lower Big Blue Natural Resources District (NRD), with watershed structures preventing more than $1 million in estimated flood damages in Saline and Gage counties.

According to calcula…