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Air and water quality on August EPC agenda

• 8/3/2017 3:25:00 PM
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WINDSOR HEIGHTS –Commissioners will be asked to approve a plan to meet air quality goals, several contracts and two wastewater general permits at the Aug. 15 meeting of the Environmental Protection Commission.

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.

Air, land and water quality contracts on June EPC agenda

• 6/8/2017 1:49:00 PM
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WINDSOR HEIGHTS –Contracts for water and land quality monitoring, watershed protection, air quality protection and manure applicator training dominate the June 20 agenda for the Environmental Protection Commission. 

Tour cancelled; EPC meeting by teleconference May 23

• 5/12/2017 9:26:00 AM
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DES MOINES –With few items on the May 23 agenda, the Environmental Protection Commission has cancelled plans for a pre-meeting educational tour in Clayton County. Instead they will meet by conference call. 

Iowa County Regional Environmental Improvement Commission designated as an Environmental Management System

• 4/20/2017 12:34:00 PM
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IOWA COUNTY — Iowa’s Environmental Protection Commission designated the Iowa County Regional Environmental Improvement Commission as an Environmental Management System on April 18. Iowa County joins 13 other participants in the program and will begin specialized training provided by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. 

Online updates and environmental success stories top April 18 EPC meeting

• 4/6/2017 1:57:00 PM
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WINDSOR HEIGHTS –Plans to enable farmers and consultants to submit manure management plan updates electronically will lead off the April 18 meeting of the Environmental Protection Commission. 

State environmental commission to focus on sustainability and solid waste at March 21 Ames meeting

• 3/9/2017 1:25:00 PM
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AMES—The Environmental Protection Commission will hear from Iowa State University’s sustainability office, and then tour the Ames waste collection facility following the March 21 business meeting. 

EPC to hold February meeting via teleconference

• 2/10/2017 3:44:00 PM
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The Environmental Protection Commission will meet via conference call Feb. 21.

EPC to hold joint meeting with NRC in January

• 1/5/2017 3:30:00 PM
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DES MOINES – The Environmental Protection Commission will meet jointly with the Natural Resources Commission Jan. 18 in Des Moines before holding a separate business meeting. 

Water quality contracts, rules and funding to dominate December Environmental Protection Commission meeting

• 12/8/2016 11:49:00 AM
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Water and air quality rules will be up for commissioners’ approval at the Environmental Protection Commission’s Dec. 20 meeting in Des Moines. 

EPC to tour Clarion to learn about nutrient management strategy, follow with Nov. 15 meeting

• 11/10/2016 3:02:00 PM
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DES MOINES – Commissioners will tour a number of conservation practices in the Clarion area Nov. 14 before their November meeting the next day, also in Clarion.

Contracts and final livestock and poultry rule proposal on EPC's October agenda

• 10/6/2016 1:35:00 PM
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DES MOINES – Commissioners will be asked to approve three contracts and a final rule proposal on animal feeding operations at the Oct. 18 Environmental Protection Commission meeting in Des Moines.

Water quality tops Environmental Protection Commission’s September meeting

• 9/15/2016 2:50:00 PM
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DES MOINES – Progress and achievements in water quality, and streamlining floodplain permits are on the Environmental Protection Commission’s Sept. 20 agenda.

Environmental Protection Commission Meets at State Capitol Aug 10

• 7/28/2016 3:13:00 PM
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DES MOINES – Contracts and proposed rule revisions are scheduled for the Aug. 10 Environmental Protection Commission meeting.

Contracts Abound on Environmental Commission's Meeting in Moravia

• 6/2/2016 11:12:00 AM
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MORAVIA – Contracts for air, land and water quality dominate the June 21 agenda for the Environmental Protection Commission’s meeting at Honey Creek State Park Resort, 12633 Resort Drive in Moravia. 

Sioux City Referral Delayed Until June Commission Meeting

• 5/16/2016 9:55:00 AM
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DES MOINES – Consideration of a referral of Sioux City by the Iowa Environmental Protection Commission scheduled for May 17th will be postponed to the commission’s June 21st meeting as requested by the city.

Air Quality Leads May Environmental Protection Meeting

• 5/5/2016 12:18:00 PM
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WINDSOR HEIGHTS – Air quality fees and a revised plan for improving air quality in Muscatine lead a contract-heavy agenda for the May 17 meeting of the Environmental Protection Commission.

Environmental Protection Meeting in Williamsburg

• 3/31/2016 6:35:00 AM
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WILLIAMSBURG – Drinking water and water monitoring contracts head up the April 19 meeting of the Environmental Protection Commission in Williamsburg.

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.

Environmental Protection Commission to Meet February 16

• 2/4/2016 5:15:00 AM
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WINDSOR HEIGHTS – Commissioners will be asked to approve contracts and two referrals to the Iowa Attorney General at the Feb. 16 Environmental Protection Commission meeting.

Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Commissions Will Meet Jointly January 20

• 1/15/2016 5:29:00 AM
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DES MOINES – The Environmental Protection Commission and the Natural Resources Commission, both of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, will meet jointly Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 10 a.m. at the Wallace Building second floor north conference room at 502 E. Ninth St. in Des Moines. Each commission will present its annual report followed by reports of mutual interest from DNR staff.

Environmental Protection and Natural Resource Commissions Meet January 20

• 1/7/2016 8:08:00 AM
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The Environmental Protection and Natural Resource Commissions will meet Jan. 20 at 10 a.m. to discuss their annual reports.

Air Quality Fees Adopted by the Environmental Protection Commission

• 12/16/2015 9:40:00 AM
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The Environmental Protection Commission adopted rules and a fee schedule for asbestos notification fees and application fees for construction and operating permits during the December 15 meeting. The rules were adopted and filed emergency after notice, meaning that they will become effective today. The new fees included on the fee schedule will become effective on January 15, 2016.

Air Quality Adjustments to Environmental Commission Agenda

• 12/10/2015 8:54:00 AM
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WINDSOR HEIGHTS – The agenda for the Dec. 15 Environmental Protection Commission meeting has been amended by adding fee proposals for air quality services and postponing a proposed referral on asbestos violations to a future meeting.

Fee Rules and Fee Schedule Added to Commission Agenda for Approval

• 12/10/2015 8:34:00 AM
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The Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) will be asked to approve air quality fee rules and a fee schedule at the December 15 meeting. If approved, the fee schedule would become effective on January 15, 2016.

EPC to Hear Manure Management Report, Rule on Contracts

• 12/3/2015 10:20:00 AM
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WINDSOR HEIGHTS – Commissioners will hear a presentation on manure management, and be asked to approve contracts and an air quality referral to the Iowa Attorney General, at the Dec. 15 Environmental Protection Commission meeting.

Presentations and Contracts on November Environmental Commission Agenda

• 11/5/2015 7:22:00 AM
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WINDSOR HEIGHTS – A presentation on livestock and poultry permits will lead off at the 10 a.m. meeting of the Iowa Environmental Protection Commission Nov. 17 at the DNR’s Air Quality Bureau, 7900 Hickman Road in Windsor Heights.

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