LTU In Focus

Lawn Love on a Budget

How to Save Your Grass and Your Cash in Lincoln

Hey there, lawn lovers! If you're anything like us at Lincoln Transportation and Utilities (LTU), you probably have a soft spot for that lush green carpet outside your house or business. The smell of fresh-cut grass? Absolute bliss. But you know what else is great? Saving money. And guess what? You can do BOTH while being a superhero for the environment. That’s right, you can keep your yard looking fabulous without drowning your bank account—or your grass.

Keeping Your Water Service Flowing

Reading Meters, Preventing Freezing Pipes, and More

Water is an essential resource that sustains life and keeps our homes running smoothly. To ensure a continuous water supply, it is crucial to understand and maintain the components responsible for delivering water to our properties. In this comprehensive guide, we'll explore key aspects of your water service, from reading meters to preventing frozen pipes and maintaining the essential stop box.

Five Tips to Save Money and Avoid Wasting Food

In America, 40% of the food is wasted; yet, one in eight Americans struggles to put food on the table. It takes a lot of resources and energy to make, transport, deliver, and consume the food we eat. Wasted food also wastes your hard-earned money. The average family of four spends about $1,500 on food each year that ends up being uneaten.

Fireworks Cleanup and Safety

As we approach Independence Day and its fiery celebrations, remember to prepare for your celebrations AND the cleanup that follows.

Lincoln Water System Takes Home the Gold

At the 11th Annual Nebraska Excavation Safety Summit, known as Common Ground Nebraska (CGN), Lincoln Transportation and Utilities (LTU) Water Utility Equipment Operator Hugo Perez, received the Excavator of the Year Award. Hugo is a very deserving professional who received the Golden Shovel Plaque, an embroidered jacket and $150 gift card, which was presented at the summit held at the Lancaster County Event Center on February 23.

Life Underground at LTU

Not Just a Pipe Dream

Lincoln Transportation and Utilities (LTU) has a team of Wastewater System Utility Equipment Operators who continuously inspect and perform needed maintenance on wastewater mains underneath the streets to sustain this important infrastructure vital to our city. If the team discovers an issue, they then play Sherlock Holmes to determine what property is involved and who the responsible owner is for notification.

Giant Water Separators Increase Lincoln Water Quality

The Lincoln community enjoys a multitude of benefits like beautiful parks, vibrant city, efficient essential services, fun entertainment, and most of all, clean and healthy living. But how? An important part of Lincoln’s infrastructure is a complex stormwater system that protects the community from potential flooding and offers environmentally friendly solutions to help maintain a waste-free city.

From Horse Cars to Sustainable Fleet

StarTran Transit is More Than Just a Bus Ride

Public transportation is a lifeline for many as it connects people to places and possibilities. Transit helps build thriving communities, creates jobs, eases traffic congestion, and promotes a cleaner environment.

Lincoln Wastewater System Receives Awards

Teammates Celebrate the Work That Got Them There

Lincoln Transportation and Utilities (LTU) Lincoln Wastewater System teammates recently received six awards from national and international organizations related to their work contributing to sustainability and safety. This latest recognition brings the total to eight awards LTU wastewater facilities have won in 2021 and late 2020.

Snow You Say? LTU Snowfighters Are Ready

Behind the Scenes of Winter Operations

If you live in Nebraska, you certainly expect all kinds of weather, including ice and snow. Mother Nature can be nice, or fierce, but we all know she will do what she wants, when she wants and for how long she wants. We imagine you, like Lincoln’s snowfighters, want to prepare and have a plan for what may come.

Forging Strong Workplace Friendships to Accomplish Healthy Goals

LTU “Sludge Trudgers” win City of Lincoln and Lancaster County September Wellness Challenge.

It all began when Suzanne Oehm, Office Specialist, from Lincoln Wastewater System heard about the City-County Wellness 30-day step challenge. She was all in! Her recruiting mission was on.

Worms, Waste and Why, Oh My!

A kindergartner’s environmentally friendly playground

Students are currently exploring the world of waste, worms and why both matter in today’s environment through their LPS garbology curriculum.

LTU Map Provides Safest Walking Routes to School

Twelve Routes Done, More to Come

Lincoln Transportation and Utilities’ (LTU) goal is to provide walking routes to get students to school safely each day.