The City of Omaha has a comprehensive program comprised of various program elements and activities designed to reduce stormwater pollution to Maximum Extent Practicable (MEP) and eliminate prohibited non-stormwater discharges through a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) municipal stormwater discharge permit.  The comprehensive Program includes pollution reduction activities for construction sites, industrial sites, illegal discharges and illicit connections, new development, and municipal operations. The Program also includes a public education effort through a number of public meetings, demonstration projects, low impact development workshops, and an annual water festival.

The program includes participation in a larger, regional effort with the Papillion Creek Watershed Partnership that covers the a 402 square mile area including the metropolitan areas of Douglas County, Sarpy County, Gretna, La Vista, Papillion, Ralston, Bellevue, Girls and Boys Town, and Bennington.  More information on the Papillion Creek Watershed Partnership can be found at http://www.papiopartnership.org/.