The Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 work together to implement the federally authorized National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program within Iowa in a timely, appropriate and effective manner. We establish priorities, negotiate program commitments and work sharing, and evaluate program performance.
DNR and Region 7 executed this Work Plan as a means to strengthen Iowa’s implementation of the federally authorized NPDES program. This Work Plan contains activities and commitments by DNR and Region 7 that generally span federal fiscal years (FFY) 2013-2019.
Manure Discharge Chart - updated monthly
EPA Response - April 3, 2019
August 2018 Annual Work Plan Report
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- AFO Desktop Assessment
- Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation NPDES On‐Site Inspection
- Confinement Facility (non‐NPDES) On‐Site Inspection
- Open Feedlot (non‐NPDES) On‐Site Inspection
- Comprehensive Survey
Work Plan Obligations
- Obj 1.1, 1.2 & 2.1 Rules Recommendation for EPC
- Obj 3.1 & 3.2 Application Forms & Templates
- Obj 4.A.1 AFO Facility Inventory
- Obj 4.A.1 Plan to identify unknown large CAFO and medium AFO
- Obj 4.C.2 Training Curriculum
- Obj 6.2 Enforcement Checklist
- Obj 6.3 EMS and Penalty Training
- Obj 7.1 Progress Report 90 Days
- Obj 7.1 Progress Report 210 Days
- Obj 7.1 & 7.2 DNR AFO Workplan Annual Report Sept 2014
- Obj 7.1 & 7.2 DNR AFO Workplan Annual Report Aug 2015
- Obj 7.1 & 7.2 DNR AFO Workplan Annual Report Aug 2016
- Obj 7.1 & 7.2 DNR AFO Workplan Annual Report Aug 2017