Nebraska Department of Natural Resources

What Nebraska Department of Natural Resources does

The Nebraska Department of Natural Resources operates as a Nebraska state government agency, currently branded and operating as the Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment (DWEE), headquartered in Lincoln, NE with 57 employees. Its functional mandate spans integrated water resource management, environmental protection and permitting, floodplain and dam safety regulation, air quality monitoring, energy efficiency programs, and waste/recycling programs across the State of Nebraska. The department coordinates with 23 Natural Resources Districts, federal agencies, municipalities, agricultural operations, and industrial permit holders.

The department's core technology is an ArcGIS-based geospatial data infrastructure delivering public-facing web mapping applications and real-time monitoring systems. Key platforms include the Groundwater Interactive Map (registered well data), NeRain precipitation reporting, Streamgaging Data Platform, Platte River Water Accounting Program (PWAP), BeachWatch (bacteria and harmful algal bloom sampling), AWIN wastewater infrastructure sustainability model, and Decision Support System. Distribution occurs through regional Water Administration field offices, a One-Stop Permit Program for enterprise customers, and a comprehensive online self-service portal at dwee.nebraska.gov.

As a state government entity, DWEE does not generate commercial revenue. Funding flows from state appropriations and federal grants (including IIJA/BIL Energy Program funds, EPA programs, and IRA-adjacent climate funding). Financial assistance programs include low-interest loans (1.5%-3%), grants, and rebates for energy efficiency, clean diesel, waste reduction, and recycling. The agency is governed by state statute and operates under the oversight of the Governor's Water Quality and Quantity Task Force and the Environmental Quality Council.

Name

Nebraska Department of Natural Resources

Legal name

Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment

Website

https://dnr.nebraska.gov

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Nebraska Department of Natural Resources (operating as DWEE) is a Nebraska state government agency that manages water resources, environmental permitting, dam safety, energy programs, and waste regulation for state residents, municipalities, agricultural operations, and industrial permit holders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Environmental and Water Resource Management

NAICS

Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Waste Management and Remediation Services (562)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Environmental Protection & Natural Resources Administration (BPAIABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Reporting, Dashboards & Regulatory Submittals (Automated Reports, e-Reporting) (EUAHAKAL), Environmental Protection Agencies & Environmental Health Departments (HLAJAFAA), Water & Wastewater Infrastructure Asset Management (EUAEAMAH)

Keywords

• Water resource management
• Environmental regulation services
• Natural resources planning
• Groundwater data mapping
• State environmental permitting

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Nebraska Department of Natural Resources (doing business as the Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, DWEE) is a State of Nebraska government agency that manages water resources, environmental protection, and natural resource planning. It administers water rights, issues environmental permits, conducts monitoring and data collection (groundwater, surface water, air quality), oversees dam safety and floodplain management, operates public GIS mapping and data platforms, runs emergency response programs, and administers loans, grants, and rebate programs for energy, air quality, and waste reduction.

Product overview

Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment (DWEE) operates a suite of web-based environmental management tools and data platforms. The primary products include the Groundwater Interactive Map for well registration and groundwater data, BeachWatch for bacteria and harmful algal bloom sampling, the Dam Inventory/Interactive Map for dam safety information, multiple ArcGIS-based mapping viewers for floodplain, facilities, surface water, and water planning, real-time Streamgaging data, the AWIN (Assessing Wastewater Infrastructure Needs) sustainability model, NeRain precipitation reporting, PWAP (Platte River Accounting Program), Decision Support System, and Water Use Reporting tools. These products provide regulatory, monitoring, and data access services to the public, municipalities, and industry stakeholders across Nebraska's water and environmental management domains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Groundwater Interactive Map

Quantifiable outcome

• Governor's Water Quality and Quantity Task Force established to protect Nebraska's water resources

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Feature5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources: Regional state counterpart administering water, waste, and minerals programs in South Dakota. Comparable in size and integrated mandate, providing a useful scale benchmark for DWEE.
• Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality: State environmental agency handling air, water, and land quality programs for Wyoming. Directly comparable to DWEE's regulatory scope, though Wyoming's energy-extraction focus differs from Nebraska's water-agriculture emphasis.
• Missouri Department of Natural Resources: State agency responsible for air, water, and waste regulation plus energy programs in Missouri. Closely mirrors DWEE's portfolio and shares the multi-program natural-resource administration structure.
• Iowa Department of Natural Resources: Adjacent Midwestern state agency performing comparable water, environmental, and energy programs. Operates an integrated natural-resource mandate similar to Nebraska DWEE and serves as a natural benchmark for staffing, programs, and data systems.
• Colorado Department of Natural Resources: State agency coordinating water, parks, wildlife, and minerals programs in Colorado. Directly comparable integrated natural-resource mandate, with a stronger focus on interstate water compacts that mirrors Nebraska's Platte River priorities.
• Kansas Department of Health and Environment: State agency combining environmental protection with public-health functions, administering water, air, and waste programs for Kansas. Directly comparable in scope and structure to Nebraska's integrated agency model.
• Minnesota Pollution Control Agency: State environmental regulator administering water, air, and waste programs in Minnesota. Highly comparable in mission and data-platform orientation, and a leading peer in environmental monitoring and reporting infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• California Environmental Protection Agency: State umbrella coordinating boards for air, water, waste, and pesticides regulation in California. Comparable integrated structure but at a national-leading scale, illustrating the upper bound of integrated environmental governance.
• Texas Commission on Environmental Quality: Large-scale state environmental regulator administering air, water, and waste programs in Texas. Comparable mission but at much greater scale and complexity, useful as an upper-bound benchmark for DWEE's regulatory scope.

Regional players

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Region 7): Federal regional office covering Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri. Sets federal environmental standards and is a key funding and oversight counterpart to DWEE, making it the principal federal coordination peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nebraska-department-of-natural-resources

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