Environmental Quality Council Meeting & Hearings

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 
AND PUBLIC MEETING 
STATE OF NEBRASKA 
DEPARTMENT OF WATER, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT (DWEE) ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COUNCIL 

Notice is hereby given pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §81-1505, §84-907, and §84-1411, the Nebraska Environmental Quality Council (EQC) will hold a public meeting and public hearings on November 5, 2026, beginning at 10:00 A.M. Central Time (CT) at 245 Fallbrook Blvd., Room 031, Lincoln, Nebraska. The purpose of the hearings is to take public testimony and evidence of the proposed amendments to Title 119 Neb. Admin. Code – Rules and Regulations Pertaining to the Issuance of Permits under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), and the proposed amendments to Title 128 Neb. Admin. Code – Hazardous Waste Regulations. Following the hearings, the EQC will vote on the adoption of the proposed amendments to Title 119 and Title 128. 
 

The meeting agenda, which is being kept continually current, and a draft copy of the proposed regulation scheduled for hearing are available at the DWEE’s Lincoln office, 245 Fallbrook Blvd, Suite 100, Lincoln, NE 68521 and on the DWEE website at dwee.nebraska.gov. A draft copy of the proposed regulations scheduled for hearing are also available at the Office of the Secretary of State, Regulations Division, 1201 N St., Suite 120, Lincoln, NE, 68508 and on the Secretary of State’s website at rules.nebraska.gov. The description of the fiscal impact of the proposed regulations on state agencies, political subdivisions, or persons regulated is also available at DWEE’s Lincoln office and on the Secretary of State website at rules.nebraska.gov. The proposed amendments to Title 119 are anticipated to result in increased revenue to DWEE, increased costs to those agencies, political subdivisions, and the regulated public subject to the proposed fees. The proposed amendments to Title 128 are anticipated to result in increased revenue to DWEE, no fiscal impact to political subdivisions, and an increased cost to the regulated public subject to the proposed fees. 
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, 245 Fallbrook Blvd, Suite 100, Lincoln, NE 68521 or electronically to DWEE.eqc@nebraska.gov prior to the hearings, which will be entered into the hearing record if received by 5:00 P.M. CT, November 4, 2026. 
 

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

A public hearing will be held on the following: 
 

Amendments to Title 119 – Rules and Regulations Pertaining to the Issuance of Permits under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). Title 119 protects the health and safety of the public by regulating wastewater and stormwater discharges throughout the state. The proposed revisions reflect the intent of LB 759 and will establish application fees for state NPDES permits and fees for those seeking coverage under a NPDES general permit, in an amount not more