DES MOINES – The Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will have their monthly business meeting April 15. The meeting is open to the public.

The meeting starts at 10:00 a.m. at the Iowa DNR Building, Walnut Woods Conference Room, 6200 Park Ave, Des Moines.

The public can also attend via video conference or by phone.

To join by video, connect with meet.google.com/fdw-vjzq-wcs. To join by phone, call 661-615-8170, and enter PIN 219-411-781, 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 6200 Park Ave Suite 200, Des Moines, IA 50321.

The agenda for the meeting:

  • Monthly Reports
  • Directors Remarks
  • Derelict Building Grant Program - Grant Recommendations
  • Contract Decisions:
    • Northeast Iowa RC&D - Dry Run Greenbelt Project
    • Winnebago River Watershed Management Coalition - Development of a Water Quality and Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan
    • University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist (OSA) - Archeological and/or Architectural History Investigations
    • University of Iowa, State Hygienic Laboratory - Beach Monitoring Program
  • Contract Amendments:
    • Region XII Council of Governments, Inc. - EMS Program
  • Consent Agenda Items:
    • Contract with the University of Northern Iowa, Iowa Waste Reduction Center - Iowa Waste Exchange
    • Chapter 39: “Requirements for Properly Plugging Abandoned Wells”
    • Chapter 44: “Drinking Water State Revolving Fund”
    • Chapter 53: “Protected Water Sources”
    • Chapter 54: “Water Use Permit Restrictions or Compensation by Permitted Users to Nonregulated Users Due to Well Interference”
    • Chapter 55: “Aquifer Storage and Recovery”
    • Chapter 67: “Standards for the Land Application of Sewage Sludge”
    • Chapter 68: “Commercial Septic Tank Cleaners”
    • Chapter 72: “Criteria for Approval”
    • Chapter 73: “Approval, Construction, Use, Maintenance, Removal, Inspections, and Safety of Dams”
    • Chapter 81: “Drinking Water State Revolving Fund”
    • Chapter 82: “Well Contractor Certification”
    • Chapter 83: “Laboratory Certification”
    • Chapter 90: “Clean Water State Revolving Fund”
    • Chapter 91: “Criteria for Rating and Ranking Projects for the Water Pollution Control State Revolving Fund”
    • Chapter 92: “Clean Water State Revolving Fund”
    • Chapter 93: “Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Set-Aside Programs”
  • Rule Decisions:
    • Chapter 38: “Private Water Well Construction Permits”
    • Chapter 49: “Private Water Well Construction Permits, Nonpublic Water Supply Wells”
    • Chapter 40: “Scope of Division, Definitions, Forms, Public Notice and Education, Consumer Confidence Reports, Reporting, and Record Maintenance”
    • Chapter 42: “Public Notification, Public Education, Consumer Confidence Reports, Reporting, and Record Maintenance”
    • Chapter 41: “Water Supplies”
    • Chapter 43: “Water Supplies—Design and Operation”
    • Chapter 50: “Withdrawal, Diversion and Storage of Water: Water Rights Allocation”
    • Chapter 51, “Water Permit or Registration—When Required”
    • Chapter 52: “Criteria and Conditions for Authorizing Withdrawal, Diversion and Storage of Water”
    • Chapter 60: “Scope of Title, Definitions, Wastewater Construction Permits, and Operation Permits”
    • Chapter 64: “Wastewater Construction and Operation Permits"
    • Chapter 66: “Pesticide Application to Waters”
    • Chapter 62: “Effluent and Pretreatment Standards: Other Effluent Limitations or Prohibitions”
    • Chapter 63: “Monitoring, Analytical and Reporting Requirements”
    • Chapter 70: “Scope of Title-Definitions-Forms-Rules of Practice”
    • Chapter 71: “Floodplain or Floodway Development – When Approval is Required”
    • Chapter 75, “Management of Specific Flood Plain Areas”
    • Chapter 76: “Federal Water Resources Projects”

Find the complete agenda and more information under the Environmental Protection Commission section of the DNR’s website.

Commissioners include: Mark Stutsman, chair, Hills; Amy Echard, vice chair, Farmersburg; Patricia Foley, secretary, Huxley; Harold Hommes, Windsor Heights; Rebecca Dostal, Traer; Lisa Gochenour, Logan; Jim Christensen, Linn Grove; 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.