The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy received a $1,266,232 Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 to develop and implement a public water system supervision program. Under the State Public Water System Supervision federal grant program (CFDA 66.432), the awardee will enforce drinking water regulations, develop state regulations no less stringent than federal standards, maintain an inventory of drinking water systems, provide technical assistance to...
This $27,582,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) program provides capitalization funding to the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) to support low-interest financing for eligible drinking water infrastructure improvement projects throughout the state. Through this award, NDEE will offer loans to public water systems to plan, design, and construct projects that enhance drinking...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 awarded the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy a $157,000 Formula Grant under the Water Quality Management Planning federal grant program (CFDA 66.454). The grant will fund the department's water quality planning activities through September 2023, including reviewing, drafting, and issuing water quality standards and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits. It will also support updating Continuing Planning Process documents,...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 awarded the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) a $364,773 Formula Grant under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) federal grant program. This funding supports NDEE's program to maintain, protect, and improve water quality in Nebraska's rivers, lakes, streams, and groundwater through December 2023. Specifically, NDEE will conduct comprehensive source water monitoring by collecting...
This $9,738,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) program provides capitalization funding to the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) to establish and maintain a revolving loan fund for water quality improvement and protection projects. The key products and services to be delivered include financing planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and...
This $19.7 million formula grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) capitalizes the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund administered by the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy. The funding will be used to provide low-interest financing for drinking water infrastructure projects that improve public health across Nebraska from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2027. Eligible drinking water projects include improving treatment facilities, replacing aging pipes, upgrading water sources,...
This $28,650,000 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (CFDA 66.468) provides capitalization funding to the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) for lead service line replacement projects and associated activities. The award will enable NDEE to offer low-interest financing to eligible public water systems for planning, design, and construction of drinking water infrastructure improvements focused on...
This $4.28 million formula grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 supports the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy's (NDEE) implementation of the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA #66.460). The grant provides funding from October 2021 through September 2026 to carry out NDEE's nonpoint source pollution management plan. This includes implementing best management practices, education and outreach, technology transfer, demonstration projects, and...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 awarded a $9.73 million Formula Grant to the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program (CFDA #66.458) for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2026. The grant capitalizes Nebraska's Clean Water State Revolving Fund to provide low-interest financing to recipients for planning, designing, and constructing eligible water quality improvement and protection projects. The program aims to...
This $13,958,400 Formula Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) program provides capitalization funding to the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) to establish a revolving loan fund for water quality improvement and protection projects. Through this grant, NDEE will offer low-interest financing to various sub-recipients, including municipalities and utilities, to support eligible water infrastructure...