 | PRESS RELEASE from the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality |
| PRESS RELEASE from the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality |
| For more information, contact Brian McManus (402) 471-4223, or Jim Bunstock (402) 471-4243 | For Immediate Release May 3, 2012 |
| Applicant Name and City | Project Description | Amount Awarded |
| Ainsworth, City of | scrap tire cleanup | $11,922 |
| Atkinson, City of | scrap tire cleanup | $20,077 |
| Auburn, City of | 50% reimbursement for 50,940 pounds of crumb rubber for playground | $3,231 |
| Bassett, City of and Rock County | scrap tire cleanup | $16,462 |
| Bayard Public Schools | 25% reimbursement, athletic running track surface | $21,750 |
| Beatrice Public Schools (Beatrice) | 25% reimbursement, artificial turf and athletic running track | $91,899 |
| Bethel Evangelical Free Church (N. Platte) | 50% reimbursement for 27,300 pounds of crumb rubber for playground | $4,788 |
| Bennet, Village of | 50% reimbursement for 29,250 pounds of crumb rubber for playground | $4,325 |
| Bright Morning Star (Lincoln) | 50% reimbursement for 19,500 pounds of crumb rubber for playground | $2,950 |
| Bruckman Rubber Co (Hastings) | 50% reimbursement for 13,406 pounds of crumb rubber for manufacturing | $1,138 |
| Cass County Dept. of Roads (2 sites) | scrap tire cleanup | $14,353 |
| Cedar Bluffs Public Schools | 25% reimbursement for playground mats | $11,163 |
| Cedar County (Hartington) | scrap tire cleanup | $11,432 |
| Central City, City of | 25% reimbursement for 12 picnic tables made from crumb rubber | $1,787 |
| Chadron Public Schools | 25% reimbursement for athletic running track surface | $20,181 |
| Chase County Schools (Imperial) | 25% reimbursement for athletic running track surface | $23,203 |
| Columbus, City of | scrap tire cleanup | $13,500 |
| Creighton Community School (Creighton) | 25% structural spray for athletic track surface | $9,812 |
| Creighton University (Omaha) | 25% reimbursement for artificial turf for baseball & soccer fields | $158,818 |
| Dakota Co. Road Dept. (Hubbard) | scrap tire cleanup | $10,007 |
| David City, City of | 50% reimbursement of 60,450 pounds of crumb rubber for playground | $8,535 |
| David City Public Works & Recycling | scrap tire cleanup | $18,470 |
| David City Public Schools (David City) | 50% reimbursement for 5,850 pounds of crumb rubber for playground | $798 |
| David City Public Schools (David City) | 25% reimbursement for two rubber spinner playground pads | $234 |
| Dixon County (Ponca) | scrap tire cleanup | $9,016 |
| Doane College (Crete) | 25% reimbursement for artificial turf | $96,143 |
| Eastridge Presbyterian Church (Lincoln | 25% reimbursement for playground mats | $4,875 |
| Elmwood-Murdock Pub School (Elmwood) | 25% reimbursement for playground mats | $23,181 |
| First Lutheran Church (Fremont) | 50% reimbursement for 14,400 pounds of crumb rubber for playground | $1,064 |
| Fremont, City of | scrap tire cleanup | $21,676 |
| Fremont Public Schools | 50% reimbursement for 83,440 pounds of crumb rubber for playground | $9,678 |
| Fullerton Public Schools (Fullerton) | 25% reimbursement for playground mats | $3,382 |
| Gage County (Beatrice) | scrap tire cleanup | $17,492 |
| Garden County Schools (Oshkosh) | 50% reimbursement for 76,050 pounds of crumb rubber for two playgrounds | $11,325 |
| Gingerbread House, The (Wilber) | 25% reimbursement for mats; 50% reimbursement for crumb rubber for playground | $1,372 |
| Goldenrod Hills Community Action Headstart (Wisner) | 25% reimbursement for rubber timbers for playground | $502 |
| Hall County Hwy Dept. (Grand Island) | scrap tire cleanup | $15,842 |
| Hamilton Recreation, Inc.(Aurora) | 25% reimbursement for artificial turf for football/soccer field | $72,730 |
| Hastings Public Schools | 50% reimbursement for 52,650 pounds of crumb rubber for playground | $7,891 |
| Hastings Solid Waste Dept. (Hastings) | scrap tire cleanup | $19,403 |
| Jefferson County (Fairbury) | scrap tire cleanup | $8,339 |
| Johnson County (Tecumseh) | scrap tire cleanup | $7,365 |
| Johnson-Brock Athletic Club (Johnson) | 25% reimbursement for poured-in-place playground surface | $6,559 |
| Joy Preschool-1st Church(Oxford) | 50% reimbursement for 21,450 pounds of crumb rubber for playground | $3,225 |
| Kearney, City of | scrap tire cleanup | $16,975 |
| Kearney County (Minden) | scrap tire cleanup | $12,864 |
| Keep Alliance Beautiful, Inc. (Alliance) | 50% reimbursement for 1,712 pounds of crumb rubber for landscape mulch | $295 |
| Keep Alliance Beautiful, Inc. (Alliance) | 50% reimbursement for 77,974 pounds of crumb rubber for landscape mulch | $10,722 |
| Keith County (Ogallala) | scrap tire cleanup | $11,796 |
| Kidz Kare (Grand Island) | 25% reimbursement for artificial turf for daycare playground | $10,544 |
| Kingdom Kids Christian Daycare (McCook) | 50% reimbursement 13,650 pounds of crumb rubber for playground | $2,594 |
| Kiwanis Club of Milford (Milford) | 25% reimbursement for playground mats | $3,545 |
| Knox County (Center) | scrap tire cleanup | $8,810 |
| Lexington, City of | scrap tire cleanup | $13,702 |
| Lincoln Christian School Assn. (Lincoln) | 25% reimbursement for athletic track surface | $22,621 |
| Little Blue NRD(Thayer/Nuckolls/Clay Counties) | scrap tire cleanup | $15,825 |
| Longfellow Elem (Hastings Public Schools) | 50% reimbursement for 10,933 pounds of crumb rubber for playground | $855 |
| Lower Elkhorn NRD (Norfolk) | scrap tire cleanup | $12,370 |
| Lower Elkhorn NRD (West Point) 9 county | scrap tire cleanup | $20,537 |
| Lower Republican NRD (Harlan/Franklin/Webster) | scrap tire cleanup for 3 sites | $13,600 |
| Madrid, Village of | scrap tire cleanup for Perkins Co & surrounding areas | $18,635 |
| McGinley Construction (Ogallala) | 50% reimbursement for 11,700 pounds of crumb rubber for playground | $1,500 |
| Merrick County Hwy. Dept. (Central City) | scrap tire cleanup | $8,238 |
| Millard Star Soccer Association-Omaha Sports Complex | 50% reimbursement for 20,000 pounds of crumb rubber for artificial turf infill | $1,787 |
| Nebraska City Public Schools | 25% reimbursement for athletic running track | $23,759 |
| Nemaha County (Auburn) | scrap tire cleanup | $9,607 |
| Nemaha NRD (Tecumseh) | 50% reimbursement for crumb rubber for playground | $3,063 |
| Newman Grove Pub Sch-Newman Grv | 50% reimbursement for crumb rubber for playground | $2,869 |
| Norfolk, City of | 25% reimbursement for artificial turf football field | $79,938 |
| North Platte, City of | scrap tire cleanup | $17,153 |
| Northwest Community Action Partnership Headstart - Chadron | 50% reimbursement for 44,850 pounds of crumb rubber for playground | $9,444 |
| NOVA Treatment Community, Inc.(Omaha) | 25% reimbursement for three 8' picnic tables made from tires | $472 |
| Omaha Christian Academy (Omaha) | 50% reimbursement for 28,471 pounds of crumb rubber for playground | $1,958 |
| Omaha, City of - Public Works Dept. | scrap tire cleanup (neighborhood) | $12,565 |
| Omaha Public Schools (Catlin Elementary) | 25% reimbursement for playground mats | $9,995 |
| Omaha Public Schools (Saratoga Elementary) | 25% reimbursement for playground mats | $6,413 |
| Omaha Public Schools (Belvedere Elementary) | 25% reimbursement for playground mats | $15,059 |
| Omaha Public Schools (Chandler Elementary) | 25% reimbursement for playground mats | $14,770 |
| Omaha Public Schools (Adams Elementary) | 25% reimbursement for playground mats | $11,422 |
| Omaha Public Schools (Dundee Elementary) | 25% reimbursement for playground mats | $15,509 |
| Omaha Public Schools (Wakonda Elementary) | 25% reimbursement for playground mats | $6,092 |
| Omaha Public Schools (Gomez Heritage) | 25% reimbursement for playground mats | $6,374 |
| Omaha Public Schools (Beals Elementary) | 25% reimbursement for playground mats | $3,016 |
| Omaha Public Schools (Crestridge Elementary) | 25% reimbursement for playground mats | $6,013 |
| Omaha Public Schools (Harrison Elementary) | 25% reimbursement for playground mats | $4,286 |
| Omaha Public Schools (Focus-Wilson Elementary) | 25% reimbursement for playground mats | $20,317 |
| Omaha Public Schools (Prairie Wind) | 25% reimbursement for playground mats | $13,348 |
| Omaha Pub Schools (Ashland Park Robbins) | 25% reimbursement for playground mats | $13,166 |
| Orleans, Village of | 50% reimbursement for 15,600 pounds of crumb rubber for playground | $2,300 |
| Orleans, Village of | scrap tire cleanup | $8,865 |
| Overton Public School Dist. (Overton) | 25% structural spray on walking track surface | $23,131 |
| Otoe County (Nebraska City, Syracuse, Palmyra) | scrap tire cleanup | $32,628 |
| Papillion, City of | 25% reimbursement for poured-in-place splash pad | $8,144 |
| Pawnee City Public School (Pawnee City) | 25% reimbursement for poured-in-place playground surface | $9,796 |
| Pawnee County (Pawnee City) | scrap tire cleanup | $5,591 |
| Pierce County (Pierce) | scrap tire cleanup | $8,425 |
| Plattsmouth Community Schools (Weeping Water) | 50% reimbursement for 18,860 pounds of crumb rubber for playground | $2,086 |
| Rader, Brad (Brock) | 50% reimbursement for 2,177 pounds of crumb rubber | $152 |
| Ralston Public Schools (4 elementary schools) | Reimbursement for 25% playground poured-in-place & 50% crumb rubber | $36,910 |
| Raymond Central Pub Schools (Raymond) | 25% reimbursement for athletic track surface | $19,433 |
| Richardson County (Falls City) | scrap tire cleanup | $15,752 |
| St. Edward, City of | 50% reimbursement for 8,730 pounds of crumb rubber for playground | $988 |
| St. Ludger's Elementary (Creighton) | 50% reimbursement for 49,920 pounds of crumb rubber for playground | $9,984 |
| St. Stephen the Martyr (Omaha) | 25% reimbursement for mats; 50% reimbursement for 93,600 pounds of crumb rubber | $15,079 |
| Saline County (Wilber) | scrap tire cleanup | $12,665 |
| Salvation Army Kroc Community Center (Omaha) | 25% reimbursement for artificial turf for football/soccer field | $65,555 |
| Sandhill Plastics, Inc. (Kearney) | 50% reimbursement for crumb rubber for manufacturing flooring | $4,847 |
| Sanitary Improvement Dist.#6(Emerald) | scrap tire cleanup | $27,950 |
| Saunders Co. Hwy. Dept. (Wahoo) | scrap tire cleanup | $12,339 |
| Schuyler, City of | scrap tire cleanup | $9,372 |
| Schuyler Community Schools (Schuyler) | 50% reimbursement for crumb rubber to add to playground | $6,125 |
| Seward County (Seward) | scrap tire cleanup | $17,160 |
| Sidney Public Schools (Sidney) | 25% reimbursement for additional cost of running track | $7,893 |
| Sitzman, Debra (Lincoln) | 50% reimbursement for landscaping rubber mulch | $62 |
| SWANN (Chadron) | scrap tire cleanup | $12,327 |
| South Sioux City, City of | 50% reimbursement for 4,225 sq ft @ 4", crumb rubber for playground | $3,976 |
| SoEast Nebraska YMCA Foundation, Inc (Beatrice) | 50% reimbursement for crumb rubber / 25% mats for playground | $12,911 |
| Southern Public Schools (Wymore) | 25% reimbursement for playground mats | $1,548 |
| Stapleton, Village of | scrap tire cleanup | $9,800 |
| Sterling, Village of | scrap tire cleanup | $1,008 |
| Superior Public Schools (Superior) | 25% reimbursement for playground tiles | $8,777 |
| Sutherland Public School | 25% reimbursement for athletic running track surface | $21,374 |
| Tecumseh, City of | 25% reimbursement for 4 6-ft. benches made from crumb rubber | $239 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation (Kearney) | 25% reimbursement for artificial turf for UNK baseball infield | $37,657 |
| Upper Big Blue NRD (Fillmore County) | scrap tire cleanup | $7,651 |
| Valentine, City of | 25% reimbursement for four 8' picnic tables made from crumb rubber | $721 |
| Valley, City of | scrap tire cleanup | $9,861 |
| Wayne County (Wayne) | scrap tire cleanup | $10,867 |
| West Holt Public School (Atkinson) | 25% reimbursement for structural spray for track | $14,777 |
| Wolfe, Dan G. (Raymond) | 50% reimbursement for 4,220 pounds of crumb rubber for playground | $449 |
| York, City of | 50% reimbursement for 17,550 pounds of crumb rubber for playground | $1,998 |