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WAT020
08/2001
Comprehensive Study Of Water Quality Monitoring
LB1234 Phase II Report
Cover Letter
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August 13, 2001

To members of the Legislature’s Natural Resources Committee:

I am pleased to present the Comprehensive Study of Water Quality Monitoring in Nebraska, Phase II report the Department prepared in response to LB1234. This report is formatted to identify the existing situation, potential enhancements to current activities and the cost if those enhancements are adopted.

Nebraska state and local governments presently do an excellent job of collecting water quality data. With more data, water quality trends could be better identified, which would, in turn, improve our resource management decisions.

Included in this report is a summary of potential costs of identified enhancements to existing water quality monitoring activities. It should be noted that federal monies may be available to fund all or part of some identified enhancements, such as TMDL monitoring. Of course, at this point we are not advocating for the appropriation of these funds, but merely provide this information as required by LB 1234.

Also, some of these costs may be lowered through collaborative efforts with other state agencies or local governments.

I look forward to discussing this report or other environmental issues with you.

Sincerely,

Mike Linder
Director

Comprehensive Study Of Water Quality Monitoring
In Nebraska
LB 1234 Phase II Report
LB 1234
PHASE II REPORT
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Figure 1
Location of the 13 River Basins in Nebraska
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Locations of active stream gaging stations and ambient fixed-site stream monitoring locations in Nebraska
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Figure 3
Locations of the Level III ecoregions in Nebraska
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Locations of the Level IV ecoregions in Nebraska
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Figures 5A, 5B
Maps showing significant detections of selected pesticides and nitrates in ground water in Nebraska
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Figure 5B
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Figures 6A, 6B
Maps showing relative ground water vulnerability and detections of selected herbicides and nitrates in Nebraska
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Figure 6B
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Figures 7A, 7B
Maps showing average percent corn acreage by county, irrigation well density, and detections of selected herbicides and nitrates in NE
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Figure 7B
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Figure 8
Locations of municipal and industrial NPDES permitted facilities in Nebraska
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Locations of state resource waters in Nebraska
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Locations of interstate waters and border waters in Nebraska
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Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
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P.O. Box 98922
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
(402) 471-2186