Hundreds of volunteers assisted in almost 40 home repair projects in Cedar Rapids this week for the 10th annual Transform Week.
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The water rescue team attempted to pull a dog from the Cedar River Friday, but when CRFD members got close, the dog showed his teeth and swam to the opposite shore. Eventually, he was reunited with his owner.
The Department of Natural Resources is currently working with an outside consultant to determine what modifications should be made to the dam
The potential for flooding events in the region has decreased even more in the past two weeks, the National Weather Service’s Quad Cities Bureau says
Over the objections of Iowa state officials, federal regulators will require plans to confront heavy nitrate concentrations in rivers that provide drinking water to hundreds of thousands of Iowans.
Some of the treated drinking water of Cedar Rapids had nitrate concentrations that approached a federal health limit for months. It might be a recurring problem.
Iowa needs to cut the amount of nitrate in five rivers — including the Cedar River — because of the threat it poses to drinking water, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. But the state has pushed back, saying the change "is not supported by new scientific or regulatory rationales
The fire, in a log jam of dead trees that lodged against a railroad bridge, required the temporary closure of one lane of the Highway 100 bridge.
Another round of minor flooding is on its way as the weather service predicts segments of the Wapsipinicon, Maquoketa, English and Cedar rivers -- among others in Eastern Iowa -- will reach flood stage in the coming days.
“Rising waters on the Cedar River make recreational use of the river dangerous for boaters, canoe/kayakers, and tubers,” the city said in a statement.
In this installment of Curious Iowa, we answer a question about cleanup of Iowa’s rivers and why natural debris is left behind.
More than half of Iowa’s assessed streams and rivers had impairments and 63 percent of lake or reservoir segments were impaired in the 2024 draft list
A “canoe safari,” riverfront walk and more are among proposed features in Cedar Rapids’ Greenway Plan. See what else is inside and how to give feedback before the plan goes to the City Council in the coming months.
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