Nebraska Voluntary Cleanup Program overview
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The Nebraska Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP) is a streamlined, results-based approach to environmental cleanup at contaminated sites in Nebraska. Through this program, property that may otherwise be considered a liability may lead to beneficial reuse and economic redevelopment.
The VCP approach
Nebraska to be awarded $307 million by EPA, largest ever received by DWEE
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LINCOLN, Neb. — Governor Jim Pillen and the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (DWEE) have announced the receipt of a sizeable grant that will help accelerate the state’s realization of value-added agriculture and the bioeconomy initiative. The grant, from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) totals $307 million – the largest federal grant ever awarded to DWEE.
Health Alert issued for Maple Creek Recreation Area Lake
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| The state has issued a health alert for Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Maple Creek Recreation Area Lake in Colfax County. Samples taken earlier this week at the lake on alert measure above the threshold of 8 parts per billion (ppb) of total microcystin, which is a toxin released by certain strains of blue-green algae.
All About DWEE: Underground Injection Control
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