Please browse the resources below or contact the Public Works Department at 308-385-5455 or via email. You can also find us on X (@GIPublicWorks) and Facebook (GI.PublicWorks).

General

• Nebraska H2O website - for more information about Nebraska's stormwater

• A one-pager about the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

• What is Stormwater Pollution?, a short PDF

• Effects of Storm Water Pollution, a short PDF

• What is a Watershed?, a quick one-pager describing watersheds

• What Can I Do to Help?, a short PDF

• "After the Storm" Video Produced by the Weather Channel

Lawn & Garden

• University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension website

• Backyard Farmer from UNL

• Nebraska Statewide Arboretum website

• BlueThumb.org for native planting

• Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund to take 2+ acres back to nature

Contractor

• EPA Construction Program Overview website

• EPA Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Examples website

• EPA Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activities website

• NDEE NPDES Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction website

• City of Grand Island Enforcement Policy PDF

• Construction Industry Compliance Assistance Center website

• Training Programs:

  • Nebraska LTAP - Erosion Control Training website

  • EPA Construction Inspector Training (free) website

  • JEO Inspector Training website

Industry Specific

• Pollution Prevention for the Auto Servicing Industry PDF

• Pollution Prevention for Concrete Industry PDF

• Pollution Prevention for Fueling Stations PDF

• Pollution Prevention for Landscapers PDF

• Pollution Prevention for Restaurants PDF

• Pollution Prevention for Sump Pump Discharges PDF

Just for Kids

• Environmental Kids Club, an EPA website

• EPA Kids Educational Games

• Walter Walleye Coloring Pages, a printable coloring book PDF

• UNL - Stormwater Sleuth Coloring Sheets, a printable coloring book PDF

State Issued Permits and Documents 

• NPDES General Construction Permit NER 210000

• City of Grand Island Phase II MS4 Permit NER310000 Final

• City of Grand Island Phase II MS4 Permit NER310000 fact sheet

• City of Grand Island Phase II MS4 Permit NER310000_attachments

• MS4 Appendix A 2016 NPDES Standard Conditions