John Berge is the General Manager of the North Platte Natural Resources District (NPNRD) in Scottsbluff, Nebraska whose purpose and authorities range from groundwater regulation and management to soil and water resource conservation to the management of a rural water system in an area of nearly 3.5 million acres in the Nebraska panhandle. Mr. Berge manages a staff of 22 and a budget of $5.5 million. Berge is an innovator in water management and sought-after presenter that has spoken around the country and internationally about the work of the North Platte NRD.