{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-46-1502","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-1502","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-1502","body":"For purposes of the Wellhead Protection Area Act:\n\n(1) Controlling entity means a city, a village, a natural resources district, a rural water district, any other entity, including, but not limited to, a privately owned public water supply system, or any combination thereof operating under an agreement pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act or the Joint Public Agency Act that operates a public water supply system;\n\n(2) Department means the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment;\n\n(3) Director means the Director of Water, Energy, and Environment; and\n\n(4) Wellhead protection area means the surface and subsurface area surrounding a water well or well field, supplying a public water system, through which contaminants are reasonably likely to move toward and reach such water well or well field.","path":["NE Code","Chapter 46"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=46-1502","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"26f469a7a95c91b8b27dd8f6e0fb6b83aa297f17636257c9e74a8f2f21424d58","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-46-1501","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-46-1503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}