Nebraska Legislature’s Internal Research Suggests Canal Won’t Deliver What Consultant Projected

By Sara Gentzler Flatwater Free Press The Nebraska Legislature’s own research office is casting doubt on the amount of water that state officials expect a proposed canal will deliver to the state.

But it appeared few lawmakers had seen those findings as of Wednesday, even as they march toward transferring $574.5 million in state funds to build the canal and claim water from Colorado.

The analysis do…