Articles Tagged: Iowa Department of Natural Resources

A Stockton facility has agreed to pay a $5,000 fine for illegal dumping after a former employee allegedly buried underground at least 20 barrels, some containing unknown liquids.

Groundwater, soil monitored for solvents left behind by plastic packaging production

A draft of a new Iowa Administrative Code Chapter 65 released in September required new CAFOs near karst terrain to have a greater barrier between manure basins and the porous soil common in northeast Iowa. But the version the DNR sent to the Environmental Protection Commission in mid-November did not include that provision.

Private wells in Minnesota are facing nitrate contamination that must be addressed. Iowa is no stranger to these water quality issues

People stealing trees from public and private land in Iowa is an infrequent but growing occurrence, according to state conservation officers. In one recent case, set to go to trial this week, a Pocahontas County man is charged with felony theft for taking trees from a wildlife management area.

The REAP grant will go toward native plants, trails and recreational amenities on the historic grounds

Meanwhile, reports of chronic wasting disease continue to ramp up

Belle Plaine is scraping the bottom of its water reserves and is searching for reprieve and solutions. It’s not the only Iowa town suffering amid the record drought.

A state agency recently placed new requirements on the water-use permit for the Osceola County Rural Water System to prevent the river from drying up, which has now happened five times in the past eight years.

Iowa regulators believe liquid ammonia fertilizer caused the fish kill last year near Coggon.

By testing 20 wells, as well as sampling groundwater and soil, airport leaders hope to understand the scope and direction of PFAS contamination and see if there is evidence of a link between tainted wells and firefighting foam used for decades at the airport.

An eastern Iowa mobile home park demolished some of its homes without testing them for asbestos and did not dispose of them in a way to prevent asbestos exposure of its residents, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has fined an Anamosa mobile home company and two men renovating a Lost Nation school for asbestos violations because of what the agency said was improper disposal of waste.

Also, Attorney General reminds Iowans of school safety law

A rural Manchester man began to build a campground near Lake Delhi and continued construction without getting permission for the work in a floodplain, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.