Where You Live

Nebraska (Region 7)

Contacts for Nebraska

Contact Category:
Source Water Protection Program
Sole Source Aquifer Program

Source Water Protection Program

• Deana Barger
  Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division
  1200 N St, Suite 400
  The Atrium
  Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-8922
  Phone: 402-471-6988  
  Email: deana.barger@ndeq.state.ne.us
  
• Marty Link
  Wellhead protection program
  Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division
  1200 N St, Suite 400
  The Atrium
  Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-8922
  Phone: 402-471-4270  
  Email: marty.link@ndeq.state.ne.us
  

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Links for Nebraska

• Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality: Source Water Assessment Program

   State Drinking Water Protection Web Sites

• Nebraska: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.

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Case Studies for Nebraska

Title: Colorado: Cherry Creek Watershed, South Denver Metro Area

Subtitle: Watershed Partnership Promotes Smart Growth

Case Study Type: Protection

Description: To mitigate the effects of rapid development in Douglas and Arapahoe Counties on the Cherry Creek, CO, watershed, the Cherry Creek Stewardship Partners formed in 1999, funded by and consisting of citizens and representatives from land use jurisdictions, resource management agencies, conservation, recreation, and historic preservation groups, and the business community. The partnership's efforts to link economic, environmental and community needs resulted in the creation of the Cherry Creek Basin Open Space Conservation and Stewardship Plan. The project made several recommendations for smart growth planning, including engaging land use agencies and developers in smart growth strategies, education on BMPs, establishing mechanisms to monitor the implementation of the smart growth strategy, and documenting the smart growth process for use by other communities.





Title: Nebraska: Crawford

Subtitle: Grazing is Focus of Rural Nebraska Project, National Rural Water Association

Case Study Type: Protection

Description: Crawford, NE (population 1,107) relies on a groundwater (GWUDI and wells). Contamination risks include livestock rearing and similar activities that release nutrients, bacteria, and other organic substances into area surface and ground water supplies. Working with the Nebraska RWA, Crawford adopted a ground water protection program involving cooperation with the local farming community to improve land use practices. Based on another Natural Resources District's Groundwater Management Plan, Crawford established required and voluntary BMPs, while a county extension office provides classes for landowners. The State has prohibited feedlots from stream watersheds, while local counties enforce zoning regulations restricting livestock grazing. Crawford also developed a contingency plan.