Chemigation 

TPNRD, as with any other Natural Resources District in the State, fulfills Nebraska law by issuing an annual chemigation permit for irrigation systems used to apply a fertilizer, pesticide, or other agricultural product. For systems that had a permit the previous year, May 15th is the deadline for each renewal chemigation permit to be returned to the TPNRD office with the $20 renewal fee. New permits, at a cost of $40, can be received by TPNRD before or after May 15th. However, each permit needs to list a current certified chemigation applicator, which is accomplished through free training provided by University of Nebraska Extension. In addition to new permit system inspections, renewal permit systems are inspected on a regular basis by District staff to make sure anti-pollution equipment is working properly. For more information on the chemigation program, please contact the TPNRD office. 

A chemigation permit form is attached below. Upon printing and signing, please mail or deliver to TPNRD with the $40 new permit fee, or $20 renewal fee. You may also contact the TPNRD office to have a permit form completed for you.

2026 Chemigation Certification Trainings

In the Twin Platte Natural Resources District Area:

State regulations require at least one certified chemigation applicator, along with their certification number and expiration date, to be listed on each chemigation permit approved annually by the Natural Resources District.

If you plan to chemigate during 2026, you need a current certified chemigation applicator license. For a new license or to renew an expired license, you need to attend a training session and pass a test, or do the training and testing online. Licenses expire on January 1 of each year (i.e., if your license expires in 2026, it actually expires January 1, 2026, and no chem permits will be approved until the license is renewed).

If you wish to attend a local in-person training, please pre-register at the phone number below, and indicate which training session you plan to attend. On the day of the training session, please bring your Chemigation Training Manual, Calibration Workbook, No. 2 pencil, and calculator along to use during the training and test. Training and testing will take approximately 2-3 hours.

2026 Local In-Person Chemigation Trainings conducted by Todd Whitney:

January 27     1:30 pm MT      Keith Co Fairgrounds, 1000 West Third St, Ogallala  308/532-2683

January 28     10:00 am CT    Twin Platte NRD, 3021 East Philip Ave, North Platte  308/532-2683

February 10   1:30 pm CT       Logan Co Courthouse, 317 Main St, Stapleton  308/532-2683

February 19   1:30 pm MT      Arthur Co Courthouse, 205 Fir St, Arthur   308/532-2683

April 2            1:30 pm CT      WCREEC, 402 West State Farm Rd, North Platte   308/532-2683

May 5            1:30 pm CT      Upper Loup NRD, 39252 NE Hwy 2, Thedford  308/532-2683

Copy and paste the link below into your browser to access the online training:

https://advance.nebraska.edu/browse/unl/courses/chemigation-2025

This certification, along with the chemigation permit(s) and properly working antipollution equipment, are necessary for each location before injecting fertilizer or other agricultural chemicals into an irrigation system.

Chemigation certification lasts for four years.  Contact the TPNRD office to obtain permits or to arrange for an inspection.