The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) is proposing approval of a soil cleanup plan at the Magnolia Metals facility, 63859 730th Road, Auburn. Soil at this site is contaminated with lead as a result of previous foundry operations.

The state has issued a health alert for toxic blue-green algae at Big Indian Creek Lake in Gage County, and a health alert continues to be in effect at Kirkman’s Cove in Richardson County. A health alert has ended at Swan Creek Lake #5A (Willard L. Meyer Recreation Area) in Saline County.

Aug. 28, 2012 -- Nebraska's 2012 Ambient Air Monitoring Network Plan is available for public comment. The Network Plan was developed to comply with new Federal regulation 40 CFR Part 58.10.

The state is continuing health alerts for toxic blue-green algae at Big Indian Creek Lake in Gage County and Kirkman’s Cove in Richardson County. In addition, a new health alert is now in effect at Swan Creek Lake #5A (Willard L. Meyer Recreation Area) in Saline County.

The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality announced today that TransCanada has submitted a Supplemental Environmental Report to the agency that provides detailed route information for the Keystone XL pipeline through Nebraska. TransCanada had submitted a preliminary report to the state in April, 2012, and NDEQ had responded in July with an initial feedback report.

The state has ended health alerts for toxic blue-green algae at Big Indian Creek Lake in Gage County, Kirkman’s Cove in Richardson County and Swan Creek Lake #5A (Willard L. Meyer Recreation Area) in Saline County. With the end of these alerts, there are currently no health alerts remaining in effect in Nebraska.

Sept. 17, 2012 -- A meeting of the Nebraska Small Business Compliance Advisory Panel is scheduled for Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce, 301 South Burlington, Hastings, Nebraska. For additional information, please see the meeting agenda, or contact Ryan Green, NDEQ Small Business and Public Assistance Coordinator, at 402-471-8697.
 

(See attached file: SBCAP Meeting Agenda 10-18-12.pdf)
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Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality Director Mike Linder today announced the awarding of $1,692,426 in grants for waste reduction and recycling projects. The grants are available through the Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive Grant Fund. This fund is generated by a fee on solid waste disposed of in landfills (disposal fee), an annual retail business sales fee (business fee), and a fee assessed on the sale of new tires for motor vehicles (tire fee). Tire fee grants totaling $1.86 million for projects related to tire recycling were previously announced in May.

Public Hearing, Information Session to be Held in Albion Dec. 4

The state has issued a health alert for toxic blue-green algae at Big Indian Creek Lake in Gage County. This is the only health alert currently in effect.