EPA Approves Nebraska’s List of Impaired Waters

Environment

The Environmental Protection Agency has approved Nebraska’s list of impaired waters, which removes 36 waters from the previous impaired waters list and adds 107 waters. Today’s decision brings the total number of impaired waters in the state to 259. A water body is placed on the impaired waters list when monitoring finds that pollutant levels prevent the lake, river, or stream from attaining its beneficial uses. Beneficial uses in Nebraska include human recreation, agricultural water supply, and maintaining healthy aquatic life.

A list of all the state's impaired waters can be viewed here.