OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Keep Omaha Beautiful partnered with the City of Omaha Public Works Department to create three new stormwater art pieces Sunday, aiming to raise awareness about stormwater pollution through eye-catching public art.
The installations, located from the Old Market to the CHI Health Center, are designed to educate the public about water quality issues and encourage people to think about where water goes and what actions they can take to make a difference.
“Not a lot of people know that there’s no filters on our storm drains so whatever enters it actually goes into our local waterways and our rivers, then goes downstream right? So, that can be concerning if people are dumping things, if there’s litter,” said Pearl Rothenberger, Keep Omaha Beautiful volunteer and community engagement manager…