Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Advisory Committee

The Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Advisory Committee advises the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) on proposed rules and regulations relating to the Private Onsite Wastewater treatment System Contractors Certification and System Registration Act, on Title 124 – Rules and Regulations for the Design, Operation and Maintenance of On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems, and on administration of the Act as requested by the Director. The committee shall meet not less than annually. The Director may also call special meetings of the Advisory Committee, as needed.

The Advisory Committee is composed of eleven members. Seven are appointed by the Director of the Department of which five are volunteer private onsite wastewater treatment system professionals and two are registered environmental health specialists or officials representing local public health departments which have established programs for regulating private onsite wastewater treatment systems. The remaining four members include the Director of Health and Human Services or his or her designated representative; the Director of Environmental Quality or his or her designated representative; and one representative with experience in soils and geology and one representative with experience in biological engineering, both of whom shall be designated by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

The members of the committee appointed by the Director shall serve at the pleasure of the Director, but not for more than two four-year terms. The Director shall appoint a replacement for any member who shall resign or otherwise conclude his or her term on the committee for any position which the Director made the initial appointment. The members of the committee appointed by the Director shall serve at the pleasure of the Director, but not for more than two four-year terms.

If you are interested in becoming an advisory committee member, please contact the Department at (402) 471-4285.
Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Advisory Committee Members
Phone
Term
Gary Buttermore
NDEQ
1200 N Street, Suite 400
Lincoln, NE 68509
gary.buttermore@nebraska.gov
402-471-8283
Designated by the Director of NDEQ
Nate Hartman
Lincoln-Lancaster Co Health
3140 N Street
Lincoln, NE 68510
nhartman@lincoln.ne.gov
402-441-8643
Appointed: September 2011
Term: 1st
Louis Benscoter,
Benscoter Plumbing
57773 882nd Road
Newcastle, NE 68757
benscoter@nntc.net
402-833-5000
Appointed: April 2008
Term: 1st
Troy Huffman
Nebraska HHSS
P O Box 95007
Lincoln, NE 68509
troy.huffman@nebraska.gov
402-471-0387
Designated by the Director of Health & Human Services
Terri Jakoubek
Raymond Contracting, Inc
13800 NW 70th
Raymond, NE 68428
jakoubek63@windstream.net
402-783-2663
Appointed: January 2007
Term: 2ndt
Mark Kuzila
UNL-IANR
309 Biochemistry Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0758
mkuzila@unlnotes.unl.edu
402-472-7537
Designated by the Vice Chancellor of UNL – IANR
VACANT
Appointed:
Term:
Jon Ruff
Douglas County Health Dept
1819 Farnam Street
Omaha, NE 68183-0401
402-444-7244
Appointed: September 2011
Term: 1st
Julie Southwick
A 1st Rate Pumping Service, Inc
2384 West Mill Road
Raymond NE 68428-4133
crop101@aol.com
402-438-8001
Appointed: January 2008
Term: 1st
VACANT
Appointed:
Term:
Wayne Woldt
UNL-Biological Systems Engineering
249 LW Chase Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0726
wwoldt@unlnotes.unl.edu
402-472-8656
Designated by the Vice Chancellor of UNL – IANR




Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
1200 "N" Street, Suite 400
P.O. Box 98922
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
(402) 471-2186