Public Works and Utilities
Topics and Contact Information
Speakers are available for the topics listed below. Click the plus sign next to the agency to expand the list. Contact the person listed under your topic of interest to request a speaker, or submit the online form at the bottom of the page.
- Business Office
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- Topics:
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• Impact Fees Contact: Michaela Dugan 402-441-7559 • Landfill Billings and Payment Options Contact: Fran Mejer 402-441-7537 • Water/Wastewater Billings and Payments Contact: Doug Luedtke 402-441-7554 - Mailing Address:
- Public Works Business Office
- 555 South 10th Street, Suite 203
- Lincoln, NE 68508
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- Watershed Management
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- Topics
- • Erosion and Sediment Control
- • Floodplain / Floodprone Mapping
- • Neighborhood Stream / Pond / Stormwater Detention Maintenance
- • No / Low Phosphorus Fertilizer Program
- • Rain Gardens and Rain Barrels
- • Watershed Management in Lincoln
- Contact:
- Ben Higgins: 402-441-7589
- Mailing Address:
- Watershed Management
- 555 South 10th Street, Suite 203
- Lincoln, NE 68508
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- Engineering Services
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- Topics:
- • Aerial Photography
- • City of Lincoln Development Infrastructure
- • Computer Aided Design
- • "Engineering Services - What We Do"
- • GIS Data in the Public Domain
- • "How are public projects developed and funded?"
- • Intelligent Transportation Systems - Moving Traffic in Lincoln Now & In the Future
- • Lincoln / Lancaster County Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- • Lincoln's Crash Reduction Program - A Result Oriented Process
- • Long Range Transportation Plan Overview
- • Pavement Management Program
- • Railroad Transportation Safety District (RTSD)
- • Railroad Quiet Zones
- • Roads and Streets Capital Improvement Program
- • Roundabouts – Efficient, Safe, and Effective
- • Rural to Urban Transition Streets (RUTS)
- • School Crossing Safety Program
- • Sidewalk Program
- • Traffic Control for Husker Football Games
- • Traffic Signal Overview
- • Traffic Operations Overview
- • Traffic Signal Timing 101
- • Uses of Technology: Computer Issues, Cell Phones, Wireless Data, and Automatic Vehicle Location
- • Wheel Tax
- Contact:
- Melissa Ramos-Lammli: 402-441-7456
- Mailing Address:
- Engineering Services
- 949 West Bond Street, Suite 200
- Lincoln, NE 68521
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- StarTran
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- Programs presented by bus operators showing the actual use of buses:
- • Elementary School Program
- • Riding a StarTran Bus, Things to Remember
- • Senior Programs
- Other topics available:
- • Alternate Fuels Program
- • ITS - Intelligent Transportation Systems (includes AVL/Security Cameras/Fareboxes)
- • New Routes System
- • StarTran Marketing / Promotion Programs and Other Services
- • StarTran Services Description (8-minute tape)
- • StarTran Services for Persons with Disabilities
- Contact:
- Kitty Elliott 402-441-8469
- Mailing Address:
- StarTran
- 700 'J' Street
- Lincoln, NE 68508
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- Lincoln Water System
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- Topics:
- • Overview of Lincoln Water System
- • Best Management Practices to Prevent Agricultural Operations from Contaminating Water Supplies
- • Chloramines in Tap Water – What They Are and Practical Tips for Fish Owners
- • Details of How Your Drinking Water is Treated
- • Does Lincoln Treat Its Water and How Good Is It?
- • Giardia & Cryptosporidium - Occurrence and Prevention
- • GIS Program Highlights
- • Ground Water 101
- • Lincoln Water System Arsenic Story - Our Water Source and Arsenic Concentrations
- • Lincoln's Water Supply History
- • Tap Water vs. Bottled Water: Differences, Benefits, Costs, Myths, & Hype
- • Water Conservation Program
- • Water Mains: History, Breaks, & Frequency
- • Who is Responsible to Maintain Which Water Pipes?
- Contact:
- Robyn Cruse-Miller: 402-441-5911
- Mailing Address:
- Lincoln Water System
- 2021 North 27th Street
- Lincoln, NE 68503
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- Lincoln Wastewater System
- Water Pollution Control
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- Topics
- • Discussion of the Capital Improvement Program Over the Last 10 Years - Unprecedented Expenditures
- • Implementing Automation in the Lincoln Wastewater System
- • Lincoln Wastewater & LES Working Together for the Community - Wastewater Reuse and Energy
- • Lincoln Wastewater System BioSolids Program
- • Odor Control Improvements at the Theresa Street Treatment Plant
- • Ten Years and $120 Million Dollars Later
- • What's New in Wastewater Treatment?
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- Sanitary Engineering
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- Topics
- • Lincoln's Industrial Pretreatment Program
- • Liquid Waste Handling & Treatment - Facility & Rates
- • Wastewater Facility Planning and Capital Improvement Programs
- • Current and Projected Capital Improvement Program Projects
- • Facility Planning
- • Wastewater’s Short and Long Range Capital Improvements Program - Protecting the Public Health and Environment and Providing for Growth
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- Wastewater Collection
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- Topics:
- • One Call Requirements - Call Before You Dig
- • Reducing Inflow / Infiltration in the Collection System
- • What Happens After You Flush (Two part series)
• Part 1 – The Collection System: Explains basins, collection of pipes and manholes, FOG program, videos of sewers, jetting, and maintenance activities.
• Part 2 – Treatment: A walk through the treatment process from start to finish. - • Working with Wastewater Collection - A Guide for Builders, Contractors, and Plumbers
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- Solid Waste and Recycling
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- Topics:
- • Activities for Kids
- • Aluminum Can Recycling
- • America Recycles Day/Earth Day
- • Christmas Tree Recycling Program
- • Computer Recycling
- • Residential Recycling
- • Business Recycling
- • How to Set Up a Home Recycling Center
- • Guide to Practicing the "3 R's" Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
- • Why Recycle?
- • Hard to Recycle or Dispose of Items
- • History of Recycling in Lincoln
- • LinGro - The City's Compost
- • Backyard Composting
- • Managing Yard Waste
- • Recycling Programs in Lincoln & Lancaster County
- • Bio-Solid Land Application Program
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- Contact:
- Marcia Rodaway: 402-441-7972
- Mailing address:
- Lincoln Wastewater System
- 2400 Theresa Street
- Lincoln, NE 68521
- Water Pollution Control
