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National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

Annual Report Summary


National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit
MS4 Permit No. NE0133671

Annual Report
September 1, 2010 - August 31, 2011
Permit Year 4 of 5
for
The City of Lincoln, Nebraska

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Public Works and Utilities
Watershed Management Division

Reporting Requirements Summary

The City of Lincoln is required by federal law to comply with the provisions of the Federal Clean Water Act Remote Site. In Nebraska, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Remote Site has given the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality the authority to implement the conditions of the Clean Water Act and the responsibility to insure that municipalities in Nebraska are compliant.

The City of Lincoln complies with the federally mandated regulations of the Clean Water Act through a State-issued National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit Remote Site. On July 1, 2008 the State reissued an NPDES permit to the City for municipal stormwater discharges PDF Document to local waterways and lakes.

The following is a list of programs the City has implemented to comply with the State's requirements for Lincoln's municipal stormwater NPDES permit. Each program (numbered 1-8) has a link to an EPA website to provide a summarized description of the requirements. The items listed below are not inclusive of all of the efforts made by the City in the 2010-11 fiscal year.

For the 2010-2011 permit year (September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2011) the City of Lincoln, operated under a permit to discharge stormwater runoff NPDES MS4 permit to Salt Creek and its tributaries within the Lincoln corporate limits. The following is a summarized version of the annual report that was provided to the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality for the stormwater programs that were implemented in the 2010-2011 permit year.

It is estimated that approximately $5.5 Million was spent in Fiscal Year 2010-11 on stormwater programs and projects related to water quality and the NPDES permit.

Not included in the above cost are $381,924 of Wastewater maintenance costs for sanitary inspection to check for leaks in the system to assure compliance with the City’s Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System permit requirements.

Stormwater Quality Programs

1. Public Education and Outreach PDF Document

2. Public Participation and Involvement PDF Document

3. Illicit Discharge/Disposal PDF Document

4. Construction Site Stormwater Programs PDF Document

5. Post Construction Runoff Control PDF Document

6. Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping PDF Document

7. Industrial and Related Facilities Remote Site

8. Monitoring Programs PDF Document

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