Focus On Environmental Quality Council


ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA


DATE: June 29, 2022
Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
Virtually & In-Person
245 Fallbrook Boulevard
Lincoln, Nebraska
10:00 AM (Central)

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001 - Roll Call
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002 - Announcements
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003 - Minutes of March 30, 2022 Meeting
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004 - Reports of EQC Members
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005 - Report of DEE Director
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006 - Old Business
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007 - New Business
007A - Election of Vice-Chairperson
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008 - Next Meeting
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009 - Public Hearing on 2023 Intended Use Plan
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010 - Adjornment
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
AND PUBLIC MEETING

STATE OF NEBRASKA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY (NDEE)
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COUNCIL

Notice is hereby given pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §84-1411, that the Nebraska Environmental Quality Council (EQC) will hold a meeting and public hearing on June 29, 2022, beginning at 10:00 A.M. Central Time (CT) at 245 Fallbrook Blvd., Lincoln, Nebraska, and simultaneously through Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/bddpex9v. Business items on the agenda will precede a hearing which is scheduled to begin at 10:00 A.M. CT or as soon thereafter as can reasonably be heard. The purpose of the hearing is to take testimony and evidence about the proposed amendment of the proposed Fiscal Year 2023 State Revolving Fund Clean Water and Drinking Water Intended Use Plan (2023 IUP). The meeting agenda and a draft copy of the 2023 IUP are available at the NDEE’s Lincoln office, 245 Fallbrook Blvd., Lincoln, NE and on the NDEE website at the bottom of this page.

All interested persons may attend and testify orally or by written submission at the public hearing. Interested persons may also submit written comments by mail addressed to: EQC, P.O. Box 98922, Lincoln, NE 68509-8922 or by email to NDEE.eqc@nebraska.gov prior to the hearing. Comments which are received by 5:00 P.M. CT, June 28, 2022, will be entered into the hearing record.

Please notify the NDEE at least one week in advance of the EQC meeting if auxiliary aids or reasonable accommodations or alternate formats of materials are needed. The contact phone number is 402-471-2186; TDD users call 800-833-7352 and ask the relay operator to call 402-471-2186.

A public hearing will be held on the 2023 IUP for determining loan and assistance recipients under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). The 2023 IUP is presented to the EQC in compliance with Neb. Rev. Stat. §81-15,152, Neb. Rev. Stat. §71-5321, Title 131 – Rules and Regulations for Wastewater Treatment Facilities and Drinking Water Construction Assistance Program, and the federal Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water Acts. The 2023 IUP describes how Nebraska intends to use all sources of funding for making loans, with forgiveness assistance to qualified recipients, for construction of eligible projects and assistance for other water quality needs throughout the state. The 2023 IUP includes a Project Priority Rating System and Fiscal Year 2023 Funding List for each of the funds, the system for setting borrowing rates, and defines the required Affordability Criteria (CWSRF) and Disadvantaged Community (DWSRF) methods needed for the offering of forgiveness assistance. Additionally, the 2023 IUP provides specific details on the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s General Supplemental and Emerging Contaminants Funding for each SRF, the Lead Service Line Replacement Funding for the DWSRF, and the funding annually appropriated to both SRF programs. The purpose of the hearing is to accept public testimony on EQC approval of the 2023 IUP. The EQC will vote to adopt, amend, or modify the 2023 IUP after hearing and considering all the testimony and written submissions.


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Questions?

Contact:
Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy


NDEE phone: (402) 471-2186


Toll-free: (877) 253-2603

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Visit our home page: http://dee.ne.gov

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