DES MOINES -- The Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will have their monthly business meeting Dec. 19. The meeting is open to the public.
The meeting starts at 10 a.m. at the Wallace State Office Building, Conference Room 2 North, 502 East Ninth St, Des Moines. The public can also attend via video conference or by phone.
To join by video, connect with https://meet.google.com/rzo-uidn-tvg. To join by phone, call 631-618-4607, and enter the PIN code of 484 733 354 followed by the pound (#) sign. Written comments may be submitted up to 24 hours before the meeting to Alicia Plathe at Alicia.Plathe@dnr.iowa.gov or to 502 East 9th St, Des Moines, IA 50319.
The agenda for the meeting:
- Monthly Reports
- Directors Remarks
- Environmental Management System (EMS) Program Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report
- Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund-FY 2024 Intended Use Plan Third Quarter Update
Contract decisions:
- HDR Engineering, Inc. - Food Waste Prevention and Management Plan.
- Iowa Valley Resource Conservation and Development Area - Iowa Underserved Farmer and Farm Community Subaward Program
- Caring Hands Outreach Center, Inc. - Iowa Underserved Farmer and Farm Community Subaward Program
- Stantec Consulting Services Inc. - Floodplain Management Des
Reference Update
Find the complete agenda and more information under the Environmental Protection Commission section of the DNR’s website.
Commissioners include: Harold Hommes, chair, Windsor Heights; Amy Echard, vice chair, Farmersburg; Mark Stutsman, secretary, Hills; Rebecca Dostal, Traer; Patricia Foley, Huxley; Lisa Gochenour, Logan; Kyle Tobiason, Center Junction, and Roger Zylstra, Lynnville. Kayla Lyon is the DNR director.
Any person participating in the public meeting who has special requirements such as those related to mobility or hearing impairments should contact the DNR or ADA Coordinator at 515-725-8200, Relay Iowa TTY Service 800-735-7942, or Webmaster@dnr.iowa.gov, and advise of specific needs.