The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) distributes funds from two major revolving loan fund programs to help support the development of critical drinking water and wastewater infrastructure in communities across Nebraska.

These two programs — the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund (for wastewater treatment facilities) and the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund — are commonly referred to as the SRF programs, and they provide below market interest loans, grants, and loan forgiveness to Nebraska communities for pursuit of qualifying projects.

The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy will present an outreach webinar on future changes to Nebraska's existing municipal solid waste landfill (MSWL) air quality regulations on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 11 a.m. This webinar is intended for owners and operators of municipal solid waste landfills, state and local regulators and the communities that host these facilities. This webinar will provide beneficial information about the following federal rules: New Source Performance Standard for existing landfills 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart Cf and 40 CFR Part 62 OOO.

The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy’s (NDEE) Nonpoint Source Pollution Management Program has been a leader among states in implementing pollution management projects to improve water quality and collaborating with state and local organizations and agencies.

The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy’s Petroleum Remediation section oversees the investigation and cleanup of petroleum contamination across the state. The program also administers a financial assistance program aimed to help tank owners pay for cleanup costs.

This work helps protect Nebraska’s groundwater and the public and can help prepare a site for future development.

The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy’s (NDEE) Chemigation Program works to ensure that those using irrigation systems to apply fertilizers and pesticides do not contaminate sources of irrigation water.

The Chemigation Program works with local Natural Resources Districts (NRDs), the University of Nebraska and agricultural producers to ensure the regulations in Title 195 – Chemigation Regulations are followed.

The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE), through the Livestock Waste Control (LWC) Program, is charged with protecting Nebraska’s surface water and groundwater from discharges of livestock waste from the thousands of Animal Feeding Operations (AFOs) in Nebraska.

To achieve this task, NDEE administers Title 130 – Livestock Waste Control Regulations. Title 130 prohibits animal feeding operations to discharge livestock waste to waters of the state. NDEE maintains compliance with Title 130 through a series of inspections, permits, and periodic monitoring.

Clean drinking water is a critical resource that Nebraskans depend on every day, and the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) is committed to preserving and protecting clean drinking water throughout the state. One of the ways the department achieves that is through the certification and training of public water system operators under the regulations of Title 179 – Public Water Systems.

The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy works closely with public water system (PWS) operators to monitor the drinking water that’s provided to Nebraskans.

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) is continuing public outreach for Nebraska’s Climate Pollution Reduction Planning Program by holding a series of stakeholder working group sessions. These sessions will consider greenhouse gas emission reduction measures in various sectors of the economy.

The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy’s (NDEE) Drinking Water Field Services team works face-to-face with the state’s public water systems (PWS) as a resource for nearly all aspects of the state’s Drinking Water program.