More Contact Information

General Information and Soil Tests:

• Un. of Nebraska Cooperative Extension in Douglas & Sarpy County
  (402) 444-7804
  http://douglas-sarpy.unl.edu/eh/indoor_lead.html

Brochures, Literature:

• DCHD - 444-7825
• National Lead Information Center (NLIC) 1-800-424-LEAD
• Lead Safe Omaha Coalition
  (402) 451-3730
  Office: 2505 N 24 St. Ste. 223 Omaha 68110
  www.lsoc-omaha.org

Omaha Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Program (OLBPHCP)
City/County HUD grant program for repairs to pre-1978 housing to reduce lead exposure.
Contact Joyce -(402) 444-5167 for information and applications. Spanish: 444-5555

Work Smart, Work Wet, Work Clean to Work Lead Safe - Training Programs 444-5167

Free Paint for home repairs- Douglas County Health Department
Environmental Health Drop & Swap program - (402) 444-7486

Lead in Drinking Water- Questions for City of Omaha and State:

• Metropolitan Utilities District (MUD)
  (402) 554-6666
  www.mudomaha.com
• State of Nebraska Lead In Water Report:
  www.hhs.state.ne.us/puh/enh/pbcuwatr.htm

NE HHS Lead Paint Certification/Licensure
(402) 471-0386 or 1-888-242-1100 option 1
Additional information: www.hhs.state.ne.us/puh/enh/asbestos/asbindex.htm

EPA investigation - Omaha Lead Site
EPA Region 7, Kansas City, KS 1-800-223-0425
Debbie Kring or Don Bahnke

Greater Omaha Area - outside Douglas County:

• Council Bluffs Department of Health
  (712) 328-4666
• Iowa Department of Public Health
  1-800-972-2026
  http://www.idph.state.ia.us/eh/lead_poisoning_prevention.asp
• Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department
  (402) 441-8000
  http://www.ci.lincoln.ne.us/city/health/index.htm
• Nebraska HHS Lead Program
  1-888-242-1100
  www.hhs.state.ne.us/epi/epilead.htm

National Agencies/Organizations and Internet:

• Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning (AECLP)
  www.aeclp.org
• US Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
  http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/index.cfm
• US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  www.epa.gov/lead/
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
  www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/about/about.htm
• Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
  1-800-638-2772
  www.cpsc.gov
• National Lead Service Providers Listing System
  1-888-LEAD-LIST
  www.leadlisting.org