Sec 45-877.01. Annual reports by conservation districts; penalties

A. Each conservation district shall file an annual report with the director that includes for each active management area in which a member land or member service area is or may be located:

1. The total amount of water that was stored by the conservation district during the reporting year pursuant to each water storage permit issued to it under this chapter.

2. The amount of water stored by the conservation district during the reporting year to be credited to the conservation district's conservation district account.

3. The amount of water stored by the conservation district during the reporting year to be credited to the conservation district's long-term storage account.

4. The amount of water stored by the conservation district during the reporting year to be credited to the conservation district's replenishment reserve subaccount.

5. The amount of long-term storage credits the conservation district has transferred and credited to its conservation district account during the reporting year.

6. The groundwater replenishment obligation as defined in section 48-3701 for the reporting year.

7. The contract replenishment obligation as defined in section 48-3701 for the reporting year.

8. The information required under section 48-3775.

9. Other information as the director may require.

B. The annual report required under subsection A of this section shall be maintained on a calendar year basis and shall be filed with the director no later than August 31 of each year for the preceding calendar year, which is the reporting year.

C. If the conservation district fails to file the report when due, the director may assess and collect a penalty of up to one hundred dollars for each day the annual report is delinquent. The director shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all penalties collected pursuant to this subsection in the state general fund.

D. If a municipal provider as defined in section 48-3701 does not timely file the annual report required by section 48-3775, the director may assess and collect a penalty of up to one thousand dollars for each day the annual report is delinquent. The director shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all penalties collected pursuant to this subsection in the state general fund.