137 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 4, § 003
A project will be considered to have clear and direct environmental benefits if the realization of those benefits can be reasonably expected, as a result of the project and if those benefits will be obvious. The application will need to describe the environmental benefits anticipated as a result of the project and how those benefits will be clearly and directly attained. Environmental benefit can be achieved through the contribution of assets and services that enhance the capability of communities and individuals to conserve, enhance, and restore the natural physical and biological environment in Nebraska, including the air, land, ground water and surface water, flora and fauna, prairies and forests, wildlife and wildlife habitat, and natural areas of aesthetic or scenic values.
137 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 4, § 003