Grants for the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (DWEE) 2022 Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive, Litter Reduction and Recycling, and Scrap Tire programs can be submitted between July 14 and August 25, 2021 (deadline at 4 p.m. CST). The grant term will be January 1 through December 31, 2022. Grant decisions will be announced in December 2021.

The most recent Grant Application Guidance Document can be found at /forms/publications-grants-forms/was075.

The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy will present a Wastewater Lagoon Operation, Maintenance & Regulatory Compliance Webinar on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. This seminar is intended for lagoon operators, caretakers and other stakeholders, as well as the general public. The program will explain lagoon treatment processes, regulatory requirements, and proper lagoon operation and maintenance practices.

The state has issued a health alert for Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Willow Creek Lake in Pierce County.

Nebraska’s Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP) is a streamlined, results-based approach to environmental cleanup at contaminated sites. The VCP was established by the Remedial Action Plan Monitoring Act (RAPMA), and its goals include protecting human health and the environment and returning contaminated properties to productive use safely and swiftly.

The state has issued a health alert for Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Big Indian Creek Reservoir in Gage County.

Willow Creek Lake in Pierce County was removed from the list of lakes under health alert.

The state has issued a health alert for Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Swan Creek Lake (Willard Meyer Recreation Area) in Saline County.

Lakes removed from health alert are Bluestem Lake in Lancaster County and Johnson Lake in Dawson and Gosper counties. Kirkman’s Cove Lake in Richardson County remains on health alert.

Groundwater information in the state is now easily accessible on the Nebraska Groundwater Quality Clearinghouse website.

The website shows a map of Nebraska water wells and features various layers including a map of the High Plains Aquifer and soil data.

The database has over 1.6 million sample results and is believed to be the largest collection of nitrate groundwater data in the nation, with over 200,000 results at 34,000 wells, said Dave Miesbach, DWEE Groundwater Section Supervisor.

The state has issued a health alert for Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Iron Horse Trail Lake in Pawnee County.

Swan Creek Lake (Willard Meyer Recreation Area) in Saline County is still on health alert. Kirkman’s Cove Lake in Richardson County was removed from health alert.

The state has issued a health alert for Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Maskenthine Reservoir in Stanton County, Willow Creek Reservoir in Pierce County, Calamus Reservoir in Loup County, Bluestem Lake in Lancaster County and Pawnee Lake (east and west beaches) in Lancaster County.

Iron Horse Trail Lake in Pawnee County and Swan Creek Lake (Willard Meyer Recreation Area) in Saline County are still on health alert.

The state has issued a health alert for Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Kirkman’s Cove Lake in Richardson County. Calamus Reservoir in Loup County, Pawnee Lake (east and west beaches) in Lancaster County and Iron Horse Trail Lake in Pawnee County are still on health alert.

Lakes removed from health alert are Maskenthine Reservoir in Stanton County, Willow Creek Reservoir in Pierce County, Swan Creek Lake (Willard Meyer Recreation Area) and Bluestem Lake in Lancaster County.