Brownfields Webinar Apr 29 Free Registration Required

DWEE to host Brownfields webinar with KSU TAB and EPA R7

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22 April 2026

The Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment (DWEE), Kansas State University Technical Assistance to Brownfields (KSU TAB), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 (EPA) will present a Brownfields webinar on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, from 2 to 3 p.m. This webinar is titled “Spring Cleaning! Tips and Resources for Nebraska Communities to Revitalize Those Eyesore Properties!”

Attendance to this webinar is free, but registration is required. Local government officials, key community stakeholders, economic and community development organizations, and others working to promote revitalization in their communities are invited to attend. Register on KSU TAB’s website.

The webinar focuses on understanding what brownfields are and how their redevelopment can kick-start community revitalization, and meeting brownfield partners at DWEE, KSU TAB, and EPA and learning about the free tools and resources they offer.

As part of this webinar, DWEE, EPA, and KSU TAB will offer to visit communities across Nebraska to discuss the communities’ priority sites and how the organizations can help. Community visits are planned between June 1-12, 2026.

Brownfields are real property where expansion, redevelopment, or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant or contaminant. Common brownfields include vacant or under-utilized industrial or commercial property in older parts of communities, such as railroad facilities, salvage yards, dry cleaners, gas stations, and more.

DWEE offers several services to help communities address Brownfields properties. These services are available to city or county governments; for-profit development organizations and private land owners are not generally eligible:

• Brownfields property inventories
• Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments
• Hazardous building materials surveys
• Orphan underground storage tank removal
• Technical assistance and cleanup planning activities
• Partial assistance for mold, asbestos, and lead-based pain removal
• Partial assistance for environmental cleanup Those with questions about the webinar, or those who would like more information about the Brownfields program, may contact dwee.vcpbrownfields@nebraska.gov.