NDEQ Invites Nonpoint Source Management Proposals

Invitation for Nonpoint Source Management Proposals

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INVITATION

The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) is inviting proposals for funding under the Nebraska Nonpoint Source Pollution Management Program authorized through Section 319 of the Clean Water Act as administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Funding eligibility, criteria for prioritization, application format, and special conditions are outlined in these procedures. Proposals must be on the FORM PROVIDED HERE and be received in the Lincoln office of the NDEQ no later than 4:00 p.m., Central time, Tuesday, September 6, 2011, to be considered for funding. 

Please direct any questions you may have to:

Elbert Traylor, Coordinator Nonpoint Source Pollution Management Program Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality P.O. Box 98922 Lincoln, NE 68509-8922 Telephone: (402) 471-2585 E-mail: Elbert.Traylor@nebraska.gov

Questions must be received by 4:00 p.m., Central time, August 24, 2011. Responses to those questions will be posted on NDEQ’s website,http://www.deq.state.ne.us, by August 30, 2011.

Proposals are to be submitted via e-mail in Word (.doc) or Adobe PDF (.pdf) format, with a subject of: NPS Proposal to:ndeq.nonpointsource@nebraska.gov

Extension-Related Flood Links and Stormwater Grant Information

Our colleagues have notified of some helpful information NeFSMA Blog followers may be interested to view.  If you have items that we should distribute, please pass it along to our Board Members or email nefsma@hotmail.com.

UNL Extension Flood Information: http://flood.unl.edu/

Extension Disaster Education Network: http://eden.lsu.edu/Pages/default.aspx

eXtension disaster link: http://www.extension.org/category/floods


Also, the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum (NSA) has notified us of the Waterwise Landscape Initiative currently underway.  They seem to be having a difficult time finding people to take their money.  Can you help them?  If the information about the initiative provided below is of interest, please get in contact with: 


Christina Hoyt 
Nebraska Forest Service 
P.O. Box 830965
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE 68583-0965
choyt2@unl.edu

Phone: 402.472.5049
Fax: 402.472.8095
arboretum.unl.edu

NSA, inc and the Nebraska Forest Service received a 3-year grant from Nebraska Environmental Trust to fund 20  Waterwise Landscape Initiative demonstration projects throughout the state.  These grants are for up to $40,000 and require a 1:1 match, part of which may be in-kind.   These projects can be stormwater BMP and/or water conservation demonstrations.  They can be located on public or private property as long as they provide clear public benefit.  

Scottsbluff, Chadron, North Platte, Hastings, Grand Island, Fremont and Bellevue will already be doing projects through the Greener Nebraska Towns Initiative (partially funded by our  Waterwise NET grant).

HR 4202 Green Infrastructure for CWA of 2009

Greetings!

NeFSMA anticipates the delivery of our first newsletter of the year this week, but this legislative item came across my desk that I'd like to share. I encourage you to look into it and, if inclined, support the Bill. www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4202/text

House Bill 4202 would provide funding for five centers of research focused on Green Infrastructure development. Research is definitely needed and the results of the National Research Council 2008 Final Report to EPA indicated that this type of research structure is needed to stem problems caused to receiving water impacts caused by urbanization. The Bill also proposes grants for Green Infrastructure projects at the local level. Priority for funding would be given to projects that address combined sewer overflows, but it seems that straight stormwater management projects would be applicable as well.

Here is a summary of the Bill from American Rivers. I encourage you to read and let me know your thoughts.