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Environmental Quality Council

General Information
  • Formal Name:
    Environmental Quality Council
  • Contact Person:
    Carla Felix, Government Relations Coordinator, Department of Environmental Quality, PO Box 98922, Lincoln, NE 68509-8922, (402) 471-2923
  • Purpose:
    To adopt standards, rules and regulations administered by the Department of Environmental Quality.
  • How Many Affectable:
    Not applicable
  • How Many Served:
    Not applicable
  • Year Created:
    1971
  • Year Active:
    1971
  • Sunset Date:
    None
Authorization
  • Authorization Citation:
    Nebraska Revised Statute 81-1503
  • Parent Agency:
    Department of Environmental Quality
Memberships and Meetings
  • Number Of Members:
    17
  • Who Appoints:
    Governor
  • Legislative Approval:
    Yes
  • Qualifications Of Members:
    17 members represent specific interest areas identified in Nebraska Revised Statute 81-1503. Council members represent: the food manufacturing industry; conservation interests; the agricultural processing industry; the automobile or petroleum industry; the chemical industry; heavy industry; the power generating industry; crop production; labor; the livestock industry; county government; municipal government (two members, one of which represents cities not of the primary or metropolitan class); a professional engineer; a biologist; a representative of minority populations; and a doctor with knowledge about the human health aspects of air, water and land pollution.
  • Per Diem:
    $40
  • Expense Reimbursement:
    Yes, actual and necessary expenses
  • Term Length:
    4 years
  • Terms Rotate or Expire At Once:
    Terms Rotate
Meetings Required In:
  • Required FY 13-14:
    2
  • Held FY 13-14:
    2
  • Required FY 14-15:
    2
  • Held FY 14-15:
    3
  • Required FY 15-16:
    2
  • Held FY 15-16:
    3
Operations
  • Support Staff:
    No
  • Shared or Separate:
    Shared with Department
  • FY 13-14 Budget:
    0
  • FY 14-15 Budget:
    0
  • FY 15-16 Budget:
    0
  • Other Funding Sources:
    None
  • Spending Authority:
    None
Accomplishments
  • Since July 1, 2012:
    FY 2013 Environmental Quality Council Actions: September 20, 2012: Litter Reduction and Recycling Grant Program Percentage Allocations Approved; Amendment of Title 132, Integrated Solid Waste Management Regulations Approved; Amendment of Title 129, Nebraska Air Quality Regulations Denied. April 4, 2013: Amendment of Title 133, Litter Reduction and Recycling Grant Program Approved.June 20, 2013: Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds Intended Use Plan Approved; Amendments to Title 129, Air Quality Regulations Approved; Litter Percentage and Recycling Grant Program, 2014 Funding Percent Allocations Approved; Amendment of Title 133, Litter Reduction and Recycling Grant Program Approved. FY 2014 Environmental Quality Council Actions: February 6, 2014: Amendments to Title 128, Nebraska Hazardous Waste Regulations Approved; Amendments to Title 132, Integrated Solid Waste Management Regulations Approved; Amendments to Title 199, Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive Grants Program Approved; Amendments to Title 197, Rules and Regulations for Certification of Wastewater Treatment Operators in Nebraska Approved; Amendments to Title 129, Nebraska Air Quality Regulations - Approved as Amended; Amendments to the 2014 State Revolving Fund Intended Use Plan Approved. June 19, 2014: 2015 Intended Use Plan and Project Priority List for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund - Approved as Amended; Litter Reduction and Recycling Grant Program 2015 Funding Percentage Allocations Approved; Amendments to Title 133, Litter Reduction and Recycling Grant Program Approved.FY 2015 Environmental Quality Council Actions:October 16, 2014: Amendment of Title 128, Nebraska Hazardous Waste Regulations Approved; Amendment of Title 117 Nebraska Surface Water Quality Standards Approved.February 11, 2015: Amendment of Title 195, Chemigation Regulations Approved; Program Priority System for the Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive Grants Fund Approved; Rulemaking Petition to Amend Title 128, Nebraska Hazardous Waste Regulations Approved.June 4, 2015: Amendment of Title 195, Chemigation Regulations Approved; 2016 Intended Use Plan for Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Approved; Amendment to Title 129, Nebraska Air Quality Regulations- Approved.FY 2016 Environmental Quality Council Actions: November 12, 2015: Amendment to Title 132, Integrated Solid Waste Management Regulations Approved; 2016 Funding Percentage Allocations for the Litter Reduction and Recycling Grant Program Approved; Program Priority System for the Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive Grants Program Approved; Amendment to Title 131, Rules and Regulations for Wastewater Treatment Facilities and Drinking Water Construction Assistance Program Approved; Amendment to 2016 Intended Use Plan and Project Priority List for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Approved.March 22, 2016: Amendment to Title 128, Nebraska Hazardous Waste Regulations Approved.June 14, 2016: 2017 Intended Use Plan and Project Priority List for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Approved; Amendments to Title 131, Rules and Regulations for Wastewater Treatment Facilities and Drinking Water Construction Assistance Program - Approved as amended; Amendments to Title 129, Nebraska Qir Quality Regulations Approved.