May 25, 2018 – EPA has announced that they will host two workshops in Nebraska in June to raise awareness and help the regulated industry prepare for and become more comfortable with a new e-Manifest national system for electronically tracking hazardous waste shipments.

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.

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.

City, State and federal officials today announced that Antelope Creek, which runs for 11 miles through Lincoln, has been removed from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Impaired Waters list. Only 90 creeks in the nation have been removed from the list in the last 15 years, and only 14 of those are in urban areas.

The 2018 Power Summit, sponsored by NDEQ and NPPD, was held in Lincoln on Oct. 30th. The Power Summit provides those in the power generating industry and those responsible for the implementation of the associated environmental regulations with an opportunity to exchange information related to power production, environmental policies, programs, and issues in Nebraska.

A primary objective of the Summit is to enhance the dialogue that has been established between the power industry and the associated regulatory agencies.

Dec. 4, 2018 -- NDEQ has revised the grant period for the next round of Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive (WRR) grants. The next round of WRR grants, which are typically awarded for a 12-month fiscal year period, will instead be awarded for a six-month period, from July 1 to December 31, 2019. This is part of an effort to ensure all waste grant programs will be distributed on a calendar year basis, starting in 2020. WRR grant applications for the last half of 2019 will be accepted between January 2 and February 13, 2019.

Officials from the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality praised the cleanup efforts at Lincoln’s Haymarket District during a recent Haymarket Celebration event.

The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) ensures that public water consumers have safe drinking water that meets all state and federal standards. Private drinking water wells, however, are not regulated by NDEE, and some could contain harmful levels of contaminants.