The state has issued a health alert for harmful algal blooms, also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Kirkman’s Cove in Richardson County and Maple Creek Recreation Area Lake in Colfax County. Weekly sampling has been conducted at 52 public lakes since the beginning of May.

The state has issued a new health alert for harmful algal blooms, also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Holmes Lake in Lincoln, and alerts continue at Kirkman’s Cove in Richardson County and Maple Creek Recreation Area Lake in Colfax County.

Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality Director Jim Macy today announced the awarding of $1.9 million in grants to 32 recipients through the Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive Grant Fund. For 2018, the Department received over $4.4 million in eligible grant applications.

July 19, 2018 – NDEQ has announced a September 19 deadline for the submission of applications for 2019 Litter Reduction and Recycling grants. The grant round will open on August 15, 2018, with a deadline of September 19, 2018 at 4 p.m. CST.

The state has issued a new health alert for harmful algal blooms, also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Rockford Lake in Gage County. Alerts continue at Holmes Lake in Lincoln, and Maple Creek Recreation Area Lake in Colfax County. An alert has ended at Kirkman’s Cove in Richardson County.

The state has issued new health alerts for harmful algal blooms, also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Big Indian Lake in Gage County and Willow Creek Reservoir in Pierce County. Alerts continue at Rockford Lake in Gage County and Maple Creek Recreation Area Lake in Colfax County. An alert has ended at Holmes Lake in Lincoln.

The artwork of 13 Nebraska students will be featured in the 2019 “Nebraska: Don’t Waste It!” environmental calendar. The statewide contest is sponsored by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) and focuses on the importance of waste reduction, recycling and litter cleanup.

Aug. 13, 2018 – The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality will be coordinating the annual meeting of the Nebraska Small Business Compliance Advisory Panel. Check in begins at 9:30 a.m. with the meeting scheduled at 10:00 a.m. on Sept. 13, 2018 at the Nebraska Department of Transportation Operations Building, 5001 S. 14th St., Room 110. (Please note that the location will be at the NDOT location rather than at NDEQ Offices this year.)

For additional information, please see the meeting agenda below, or contact Belinda Fowler at (402) 471-4251.

Aug. 15, 2018 -- The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality has developed a Permit Matrix, which is an on-line tool to help new and expanding businesses better understand permit-related issues.

NDEQ has received its first payment from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Fund. The $287,243 that NDEQ received is designated to reimburse eligible applicants of the Clean Diesel Rebate Program. The money will be used along with federal grant funds to partially reimburse costs associated with the replacement of five diesel refuse trucks and six diesel irrigation engines.