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Welcome to the City of Scottsbluff!  This page will be devoted to all of the activities undertaken by the Scottsbluff Stormwater Department. Follow us to receive information on sustainable landscaping, the Greener Nebraska Towns Initiative, our public education program, and more.  Thank you for visiting and please check back often or subscribe to our feed via email using the form below.  If you are a contractor or developer and would like more information on our stormwater regulations for construction, click here or contact the Stormwater Program Specialist at (308) 630-8011.

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Construction BMPs: Temporary StabilizationStabilization, or establishing ground cover to protect disturbed soils from erosion, is not only a good practice, it is required by law.  The Nebraska state Construction General Permit states that, with a few exceptions such as snow cover or frozen ground conditions, “stabilization measures  must be initiated as soon as practicable in portions of the [...]
Nebraska Construction Storm Water General Permit: Terminating Permit CoverageIf you have a stormwater permit (state or local) in your name, it is very important to close out that permit upon completion of a project.  As long as that permit is open, you are the responsible party for any stormwater discharges coming from your site.  A permit may be closed out under only two [...]
Bioswale Installed at Lied Scottsbluff Public LibraryThe planted area you see pictured below is a bioswale.  A bioswale is a long, often linear depression in the ground that allows water to move from one location to another.  It has gentle side slopes where plants can be grown to slow water enough to filter pollutants and allow more runoff to filter into the ground.  [...]
Rain Garden UpdateHere are some current pictures of our City’s first Rain Garden located at the corner of 19th Street and Avenue B.  Thank you to Connie McDonnough and Breann Hort for your help with maintenance!       Share this:FacebookEmail
Scottsbluff Receives Stormwater Projects Grant  The City of Scottsbluff has been selected by the Nebraska Forest Service as a member community in the Greener Nebraska Towns (GNT) Program.   This program is designed to improvethe long-term sustainability of member communities.  Scottsbluff will be receiving a total of $55,000 in grant funding, $30,000 of which will be allocated to tree planting, and [...]
How to Install a Rain GardenNote: This post describes the rain garden demonstration project which was installed in Scottsbluff in July 2010 with the help of the UNL Extension Stormwater Team.  The garden is located on the corner of 19th Street and Avenue B. Step 1 Choosing the Site Rain gardens are designed to catch runoff from roofs, driveways, streets, [...]

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Scottsbluff

Annie Folck
afolck@scottsbluff.org
(308) 630-8011
 Scottsbluff