Ongoing wastewater discharge occurring in Muscatine 11/2/2017 11:57:00 AM View Count 3361 MUSCATINE—Monday, the city of Muscatine reported the ongoing release of untreated wastewater leaking from a sewer force main near the intersection of Nebraska and Day streets.
Wastewater discharge in Mills County near Malvern 10/26/2017 5:24:00 PM View Count 3989 MALVERN –The wastewater operator for the city of Malvern just reported they’ve discovered a break in a sewer main where it crosses Little Creek about one-fourth mile southwest of town.
Wastewater discharge in Council Bluffs 10/26/2017 8:19:00 AM View Count 3442 COUNCIL BLUFFS – Late Wednesday afternoon DNR received a report from the city of Council Bluffs that untreated wastewater had discharged into Indian Creek and then into the Missouri River near Gifford Road in Council Bluffs.
Small wastewater discharge cleaned up in Denison Saturday 10/3/2017 12:52:00 PM View Count 2806 DENISON – The city of Denison reported about 5,000 gallons of wastewater discharged from a manhole near 20th Street and the Denison Elementary School on Saturday.
Shenandoah wastewater discharge ended Wednesday afternoon 9/28/2017 2:17:00 PM View Count 3298 SHENANDOAH - Wednesday morning, officials with the Shenandoah Wastewater Treatment Plant reported a system failure at the treatment plant.
Wastewater discharge ended in West Des Moines 2/23/2017 11:49:00 AM View Count 3741 WEST DES MOINES –The city of West Des Moines discovered untreated wastewater bubbling up from a manhole on the south side of the road in the 5400 block of University Avenue about 10:45 a.m. Wednesday.
Lake City discharging wastewater to creek 1/5/2017 2:33:00 PM View Count 3552 LAKE CITY — A frozen pump has led to a wastewater discharge in Lake City.
Small wastewater discharge ended in Lehigh 12/29/2016 5:45:00 PM View Count 3694 LEHIGH – Responding to a complaint received by DNR, city officials in Lehigh found a valve on the wastewater lagoon was open on Dec. 28.
Wastewater discharge into Storm Lake Monday night 12/6/2016 2:14:00 PM View Count 3491 STORM LAKE – Officials in the city of Storm Lake reported to DNR this morning that an unknown, but small, amount of untreated wastewater leaked into Storm Lake overnight.
Lake City Wastewater discharge controlled, but repairs will take time 11/10/2016 5:52:00 PM View Count 3799 LAKE CITY – The city of Lake City, Calhoun County, successfully stopped a wastewater discharge about 4 p.m. Wednesday by pumping wastewater to a nearby pasture.
Heavy rainfall causes some wastewater overflows in northwest Iowa 9/16/2016 3:41:00 PM View Count 3722 SPENCER – Reports of wastewater discharges caused by heavy rains are trickling into environmental field offices for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
Wastewater discharge diverted in West Des Moines 8/18/2016 1:05:00 PM View Count 3575 WEST DES MOINES – City officials are capturing and diverting wastewater from a sewer pipe discharge near Jordan Creek and Jordan Creek Parkway in West Des Moines. The creek runs along the north side of E. P. True Parkway before entering Southwoods Park.
Ongoing wastewater discharge in Mount Pleasant 7/27/2016 4:34:00 PM View Count 4188 MOUNT PLEASANT -- The city of Mount Pleasant in Henry County reported an ongoing wastewater discharge to DNR Wednesday afternoon.
Wastewater Discharge in Armstrong 5/12/2016 3:36:00 PM View Count 4329 ARMSTRONG – A power outage caused a pump to fail in the city of Armstrong in Emmet County early Thursday morning.
Leaking Basin Discharges To Creek Near Carroll 5/11/2016 3:58:00 PM View Count 3850 CARROLL – Wednesday morning the owner of a cattle feedlot located about six miles southeast of Carroll called DNR to report a leak from a runoff holding basin.
Limited Wastewater Discharge To West Lake Okoboji 5/4/2016 4:22:00 PM View Count 3947 SPIRIT LAKE – The Great Lakes Sanitary Sewer District discovered a wastewater discharge at 10:30 a.m. following an electrical failure at a N. Lagoon Street pumping station located in the city of Spirit Lake.
Burlington Wastewater Discharges Delayed Until Wednesday 5/3/2016 11:22:00 AM View Count 3752 BURLINGTON – The city of Burlington stopped discharging untreated wastewater to the Mississippi River about 4:30 p.m. Monday.
Public Meetings to Discuss New Wastewater Permits 4/21/2016 8:07:00 AM View Count 4267 DES MOINES – The DNR will hold two public stakeholder meetings in May to answer questions and collect public comments on two proposed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) wastewater general permits.
DNR Investigating Wastewater Discharge, Fish Kill in Eddyville 4/21/2016 8:02:00 AM View Count 4255 EDDYVILLE – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a fish kill following a discharge of partially treated wastewater into an unnamed tributary of the Des Moines River early Thursday morning.
Cattle Runoff in Pottawatomie County Discharging to Small Stream 4/20/2016 3:16:00 PM View Count 3906 CARSON – The DNR is investigating an anonymous complaint today about runoff from a cattle feedlot about three miles southwest of Carson in Pottawatomie County.
Storm Caused Evacuation, Wastewater Discharge In Clinton County 3/16/2016 8:03:00 AM View Count 4025 CLINTON – Storm damage in the Royal Pines Village mobile home park on Highway 30 west of Clinton led to evacuation of the park Tuesday night.
Wastewater Discharge in Sheldon 3/8/2016 6:44:00 AM View Count 4597 SHELDON – Thanks to an observant angler, the DNR and city of Sheldon wastewater operators were alerted to a wastewater discharge Monday.
Wastewater Discharge Occurs in Blairsburg 1/12/2016 10:23:00 AM View Count 4311 BLAIRSBURG – The city of Blairsburg in Hamilton County lost all pumping capability at their lift station about 2 or 3 p.m. Monday.
Wastewater Discharge Reaches Little Storm Lake Wildlife Area; Heavy Rain Causes Discharges Throughout State 12/14/2015 10:23:00 AM View Count 3996 DES MOINES – Heavy rainfall throughout much of the state has overloaded many wastewater treatment systems in Iowa, causing wastewater discharges.
Wastewater Discharge Occurring From Elliott Treatment Lagoon 12/11/2015 11:25:00 AM View Count 4015 ELLIOTT – The DNR is investigating the report of an ongoing wastewater discharge at the city of Elliott’s wastewater lagoon.
Wastewater Discharge In Rock Rapids, Lyon County 10/28/2015 10:29:00 AM View Count 4222 ROCK RAPIDS – The city operator noticed there was no inflow to the Rock Rapids Wastewater Treatment Plant about 4 p.m. yesterday, indicating a broken pipe or other problem.
Wastewater Discharge in Burlington Saturday 9/14/2015 12:00:00 PM View Count 3820 BURLINGTON – Following a brief power outage Saturday night, the city of Burlington discharged partially treated wastewater to the Mississippi River.