Nebraska Department of Environment

With the passage of LB302, on July 1, 2019, the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality and the Nebraska Energy Office merged into the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy. Our mission is to protect, preserve and enhance Nebraska’s Air, Land, Water, and Energy resources.
The Nebraska Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund (DWSRF) program provides low interest loans and loan forgiveness to owners of public drinking water systems. The loan principal repayments go into new loans and interest earnings on the Fund is used 1) to pay off the state match bond issues and 2) to make new loans. An agreement between NDEQ and NHHS, effective Oct. 30, 1997, defined the authority of the two agencies in administering the program.
The Nebraska Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund (CWSRF) program provides low interest loans and small community matching grants to municipalities for construction of wastewater treatment facilities and sanitary sewer collection systems to alleviate public health and environmental problems. The loan principal repayments go into new loans and interest earnings on the Fund is used 1) to pay off the state match bond issues and 2) to make new loans.
Nebraska State Revolving Fund Resources

DescriptionTypeDateDownload
Disadvantaged Community Criteria2023N/A
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund – Legislation2018N/A
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund – Intended Use Plan20252025 DWSRF NE IUP
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund – Project Priority List20252025 DWSRF NE PPL
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund – Annual Report20242024 DWSRF NE AR
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund – Loan Ranking Criteria20252025 DWSRF NE LRC
Clean Water State Revolving Fund – Legislation2019 N/A
Clean Water State Revolving Fund – Intended Use Plan20252025 CWSRF NE IUP
Clean Water State Revolving Fund – Project Priority List20252025 CWSRF NE PPL
Clean Water State Revolving Fund – Annual Report20242024 CWSRF NE AR
Clean Water State Revolving Fund – Loan Ranking Criteria20252025 CWSRF NE LRC