John Childears News Today

Out-of-state investors are buying up Nebraska land in part because of the groundwater that can be placed on crops. But there are restrictions on what they can do with that water.

Can out-of-state owners export water on or under their land out of Nebraska? No, say regulators, legal experts and farm brokers, because landowners don’t own the water in Nebraska.

Can out-of-state owners export water on or under their land out of Nebraska? No, say regulators, legal experts and farm brokers, because landowners don’t own the water in Nebraska.

Can out-of-state owners export water on or under their land out of Nebraska? No, say regulators, legal experts and farm brokers, because landowners don’t own the water in Nebraska.

Can out-of-state owners export water on or under their land out of Nebraska? No, say regulators, legal experts and farm brokers, because landowners don’t own the water in Nebraska.

Can out-of-state owners export water on or under their land out of Nebraska? No, say regulators, legal experts and farm brokers, because landowners don’t own the water in Nebraska.

The abundance of water in Nebraska does attract out-of-state buyers. But how they can use that water — and how they can’t — is often misunderstood, experts think.