We are in the process of transitioning to our new website at www.nefsma.com. We will be migrating our blog to that site as well as the information from our www.nefsma.net website.
While we get the bugs worked out, we will continue to post to this blog any information that may be of interest to our members. We should have the bugs worked out of the new site in the next couple of weeks.
In the meantime, please check out the link below. Notes from stormwater discussions at our October 20th meeting have been drafted. Please provide any comments or suggestions regarding the notes to Rock Krzycki by November 4th.
Click here to read more.
About Our Association
- Nebraska Floodplain and Stormwater Managers Association
- The Nebraska Floodplain and Stormwater Managers Association (NeFSMA) is an active organization of over 100 members representing over 50 organizations. NeFSMA pursues multiple purposes including: 1.)promote public awareness of floodplain and stormwater management; 2.) promote the professional status of floodplain and stormwater management and secure all benefits resulting there from; 3.) promote cooperation and information exchange between individuals and entities concerned with floodplain and stormwater management; 4.) keep individuals concerned with floodplain and stormwater management well informed through educational and professional seminars and to provide a method for dissemination of information, both general and technical; 5.) inform and educate concerned individuals of pending floodplain or stormwater legislation, funding and other related management matters. Please browse our website to learn more about NeFSMA at www.nefsma.net. If you are interested in joining, either contact one of the board members or complete the membership form.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Thursday, September 8, 2011
NeFSMA Annual Meeting October 20, 2011
We are pleased to announce the 2011 Annual Membership meeting will take place on October 20, 2011 at the New World Inn in Columbus, NE. The meeting is free of charge if you are currently a NeFSMA member. If you are not a member, but wish to attend, you will need to pay the annual membership fee ($35 for individual; $100 agency/corporate).
You must RSVP to Lori Laster at (402) 444-6222 or llaster@papionrd.org no later than October 17, 2011.
You must RSVP to Lori Laster at (402) 444-6222 or llaster@papionrd.org no later than October 17, 2011.
NeFSMA ANNUAL MEETING
New World Inn and Conference Center
265 33rd Ave
Hwy 30 & 81
Columbus NE 68601
OCTOBER 20, 2011 10:00AM – 4 PM
Planning Agenda
9:30 -10 AM Sign In
10:00 – 10:10
Jesse Poore, 2011 NeFSMA Chair
Welcome and Introductions to Today’s Events
10:10 – 11:00
Nate Hartman, Lincoln and Lancaster County Health Department
NPDES Industrial Permit, a Municipal Overview
11:00 – 11:45
Ben Cunningham and Blayne Renner, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
The New NPDES Industrial Permit and Grinding and Grooving Slurry Permit Overview
11:45 – Noon Break before Lunch
Noon – 1PM
Jesse Poore, 2011 NeFSMA Chair
Bill Jones NDNR
NeFSMA Election of Officers Announced and Commentary
1PM – 2:15PM
Mary Schroer, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
MS4 discussion of Stormwater Grant Expenditures (Track 1)
1PM – 2:15PM
John Callen (JEO) Carrie Romero and Don Day (Olsson Associates)
Floodplain Levees Presentation (Track 2)
2:15 – 2:30 PM Break and Snacks
2:30 – 4PM
City of Lincoln and UNL Extension
MS4 Discussion on Collaborative Education (Track 1)
2:30 – 4PM
Craig Wacker NDNR
HAZUS and Floodplain Grant Funds Available Discussion (Track 2)
4 PM Close
Monday, August 22, 2011
Hastings Green Infrastructure Tour
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Stormwater Management Team and the City of Hastings will be hosting a Green Infrastructure Tour.
When: Friday September 16, 9 am - 12 pm
Where: Highland Park/Hastings Museum Parking, 1330 North Burlington Avenue, Hastings, NE
Registration is $10 per person and is due by September 13. For more information, please contact Katie Pekarek at kpekarek2@unl.edu or (402) 643-2981.
When: Friday September 16, 9 am - 12 pm
Where: Highland Park/Hastings Museum Parking, 1330 North Burlington Avenue, Hastings, NE
Registration is $10 per person and is due by September 13. For more information, please contact Katie Pekarek at kpekarek2@unl.edu or (402) 643-2981.
Friday, August 19, 2011
EPA Withdraws Proposal to Revise Numeric Turbidity Limit for Construction
For those of us waiting for "The Number", it appears the waiting game must continue. On August 17, 2011, EPA stated that additional research regarding treatment performance from construction and development sites is still needed before a final number would be provided. No new timeline was offered.
Navigate to this link to read a nice write up from Bureau of National Affairs on the news release from EPA.
Is this good news or bad news? It depends on who you are asking, right? Regulators and MS4 managers could have looked to the numeric limit as the clear indication of whether a construction site was protecting water quality or not. The BMPs, for all intents and purposes, become secondary as long as the numeric limit was achieved. Not having The Number means the regulations continue to be a greater challenge to enforce. Now we are all required to continue enforcing and overseeing a "more flexible" standard that relies on the full cooperation and understanding between the Applicant, Municipality, Design Engineer, Construction Engineer, Project Manager, Contractor, Subcontractors, Third-Party Inspectors, and others. Those in the field know how challenging this task is.
For Applicants and those in the construction and development industry, it would appear to be good news. The lobby against this numeric limit has been very strong. Significant questions were raised about the number's legitimacy and implementability. These, for now, seem to have been enough to push back the decision. So what to do in the mean time while additional research is gathered? Wait? Do a better job of implementing the non-numeric conditions of the permit? Perhaps. The likelyhood of a number in the future is strong. A good suggestion would be to take samples of discharge from time to time and see how clean your BMPs are getting the stormwater running off your project. No one says they have to be samples that are reported and you may want to know if your efforts are good enough before The Number is put down on the permit.
What messages do you take from this extended delay? Is it good news or bad?
Navigate to this link to read a nice write up from Bureau of National Affairs on the news release from EPA.
Is this good news or bad news? It depends on who you are asking, right? Regulators and MS4 managers could have looked to the numeric limit as the clear indication of whether a construction site was protecting water quality or not. The BMPs, for all intents and purposes, become secondary as long as the numeric limit was achieved. Not having The Number means the regulations continue to be a greater challenge to enforce. Now we are all required to continue enforcing and overseeing a "more flexible" standard that relies on the full cooperation and understanding between the Applicant, Municipality, Design Engineer, Construction Engineer, Project Manager, Contractor, Subcontractors, Third-Party Inspectors, and others. Those in the field know how challenging this task is.
For Applicants and those in the construction and development industry, it would appear to be good news. The lobby against this numeric limit has been very strong. Significant questions were raised about the number's legitimacy and implementability. These, for now, seem to have been enough to push back the decision. So what to do in the mean time while additional research is gathered? Wait? Do a better job of implementing the non-numeric conditions of the permit? Perhaps. The likelyhood of a number in the future is strong. A good suggestion would be to take samples of discharge from time to time and see how clean your BMPs are getting the stormwater running off your project. No one says they have to be samples that are reported and you may want to know if your efforts are good enough before The Number is put down on the permit.
What messages do you take from this extended delay? Is it good news or bad?
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Kearney Rain Garden Workshop
On Thursday, September 15, from 9am - 4pm the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Stormwater Management Team and the City of Kearney will be hosting a rain garden workshop and training in Kearney. The event will include classroom instruction followed by a hands on installation.
When: September 15, 2011
Where : Harmon Park Activity Center, 3100 5th Ave., Kearney
The workshop is free, but you must register by September 13. Please contact Andy Harter (308) 233-3273 to register.
When: September 15, 2011
Where : Harmon Park Activity Center, 3100 5th Ave., Kearney
The workshop is free, but you must register by September 13. Please contact Andy Harter (308) 233-3273 to register.
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