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$500 Million in Public and Private Water Quality Funding Identified in Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy Annual Report

• 3/7/2019 1:36:00 PM
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DES MOINES – Iowa State University, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today that the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy Annual Progress Report is now available.

Water quality improvements lead to mussels’ return, Lime Creek off state impaired waters list

• 1/17/2019 1:44:00 PM
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BUCHANAN COUNTY — For Lime Creek, it’s a tale of two lists; it’s a story that moves from the state’s impaired waters list to the distinction of landing on the Outstanding Iowa Waters list. The effort was also just recognized as a water quality success story by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Iowans working to protect and improve water quality mark Soil and Water Conservation Week

• 4/30/2018 3:10:00 PM
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Iowans working together in their communities and backyards to improve soil and water quality, many with the help of DNR assistance and funding, are marking Soil and Water Conservation week April 29-May 5 to celebrate their achievements and inspire others to begin work on their own land.

Deadline extended for Iowans to comment on water quality standards goals for streams, rivers

• 2/8/2018 2:13:00 PM
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DES MOINES — The DNR is extending the submission deadline for comments on water quality standards in Iowa to March 30.

Iowans invited to help DNR in setting water quality goals for streams, rivers

• 12/7/2017 3:45:00 PM
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DES MOINES —The DNR wants to know Iowans’ thoughts on improving the state’s water quality goals as the DNR conducts its every-three-years review of water quality standards. Iowans can attend one of three meetings across the state. 

Meetings to discuss water quality improvement plan for the Iowa River

• 9/7/2017 1:25:00 PM
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IOWA CITY – Iowans interested in the results of a DNR study to improve water quality in the Iowa River and its tributaries can attend one of three meetings across the basin. Citizens are encouraged to bring their questions and ideas to improve the river to the meeting for discussion. 

DNR holding public hearings on updates to wasteload allocation procedure document and E. coli water quality standards

• 8/3/2017 3:29:00 PM
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DES MOINES – The DNR is holding public hearings across the state to gather input on proposed updates to surface water quality standards. 

Meeting to discuss Avenue of the Saints Lake water quality improvement plan

• 7/27/2017 10:59:00 AM
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WAVERLY – Iowans interested in the results of a DNR study to improve water quality in Avenue of the Saints Lake in Bremer County can attend a meeting Aug. 9. Citizens are encouraged to bring their questions and ideas to improve the lake to the meeting for discussion. 

Derelict building grants, water and air quality on July EPC agenda

• 7/13/2017 1:03:00 PM
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WINDSOR HEIGHTS – Contracts, grants and rule changes are up for approval at the July 18meeting of the Environmental Protection Commission.

Meeting to discuss Lake Rathbun water quality improvement plan

• 6/22/2017 12:03:00 PM
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CHARITON – Iowans interested in the results of a DNR study to improve water quality in Lake Rathbun in south-central Iowa can attend a meeting July 6. Citizens are encouraged to bring their questions and ideas to improve the lake to the meeting for discussion. 

Pine Springs Creek water quality and angler access easement dedication April 28

• 4/11/2017 12:24:00 PM
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Decorah – The public is invited to celebrate the dedication of the new water quality and angler access easement on Pine Springs Creek, North Canoe Creek and West Canoe Creek, April 28 at 11 a.m. at Seed Savers Exchange, north of Decorah.

Northeast Iowa goes wild for trout

• 3/16/2017 3:27:00 PM
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​Things are getting even wilder in northeast Iowa. Watershed projects on northeast Iowa’s famed trout streams over the last two decades have improved water quality, and in turn, wild trout populations, fishing and tourism. By changing the way water comes into trout streams, watershed projects have kept excess sediment, nutrients and bacteria out of the water. 

Meeting to discuss Eldred Sherwood Lake water quality improvement plan

• 9/29/2016 11:23:00 AM
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KLEMME – Iowans interested in the results of a DNR study to improve water quality in Eldred Sherwood Lake in Hancock County can attend a meeting Oct. 12. Citizens are encouraged to bring their questions and ideas to improve the lake to the meeting for discussion. 

Public Meeting to Discuss Lake of the Hills Water Quality Improvement Plan

• 4/21/2016 8:05:00 AM
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DAVENPORT – Iowans interested in the results of a DNR study to improve water quality in Scott County’s Lake of the Hills can attend a meeting Thursday, May 5. Citizens are encouraged to bring their questions and ideas to improve the lake to the meeting for discussion.

Meeting to Discuss Windmill Lake Water Quality Improvement Plan

• 3/24/2016 7:22:00 AM
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BEDFORD – Iowans interested in the results of a DNR study to improve water quality in Windmill Lake in Taylor County can attend a meeting April 7. Citizens are encouraged to bring their questions and ideas to improve the lake to the meeting for discussion.

Contracts, Air and Water Quality Dominate Environmental Protection Meeting

• 3/10/2016 7:40:00 AM
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ANKENY – Contracts for solid waste, watershed planning and water monitoring top the agenda for the March 15 meeting of the Environmental Protection Commission in Ankeny.

A Return to Glory Days at Little Storm

• 2/17/2016 9:47:00 AM
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Longtime Storm Lake Mayor Jon Kruse remembers the glory days of waterfowl hunting in Little Storm Lake during the 1960s and’70s, but by the early ‘80s the ducks were gone. The marsh became a silt-filled carp nursery with little vegetation.

U.S. EPA's Review of Stream Use Designations Available

• 1/7/2016 8:16:00 AM
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) completed its review and approval of use changes for a fourth batch of select Iowa rivers and streams on Dec. 14.

Where Does Water Go After it Goes Down the Drain?

• 3/26/2015 11:28:00 AM
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Whether it’s rainfall from a summer storm washing over land, or wastewater from your household, all water heads downhill, often through a drain.

Viking Lake Work Has Lasting Effect on Fishing, Water Quality

• 3/6/2015 6:35:00 AM
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Once so thick with algae that the water looked more like green paint than water, southwest Iowa’s Viking Lake has been on the up and up since a major watershed improvement there wrapped up in 2009.Five years of monitoring Viking Lake in southwest Iowa reveals the lake is clean enough to be removed from the list of Iowa impaired waters for algae growth.

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