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Updates Proposed to Construction Permit Framework

Updates Proposed to Construction Permit Framework

  • 1/10/2022 4:05:00 PM
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The DNR Air Quality Bureau Construction Permit section is proposing to make several updates to the permit framework.  The framework is the starting point for each permit and outlines the obligations and rights of the owner and operator.
Air Quality permits under review for Dec. 29

Air Quality permits under review for Dec. 29

  • 12/29/2021 2:47:00 PM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and air quality. DNR’s permitting staff review each permit application to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality requirements.
Availability of Air Quality Help Desk Assistance During the Holidays

Availability of Air Quality Help Desk Assistance During the Holidays

  • 12/20/2021 4:10:00 PM
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User assistance with the Iowa Environmental Application System for Air (EASY Air), the State & Local Emissions Inventory System (SLEIS) and the online Asbestos Notification System will not be available beginning Thursday, Dec. 23 through Friday, Dec. 24.
Air Quality permits under review for Dec. 9

Air Quality permits under review for Dec. 9

  • 12/9/2021 1:12:00 PM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and air quality. DNR’s permitting staff review each permit application to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality requirements.
Air Quality permits under review for Dec. 2

Air Quality permits under review for Dec. 2

  • 12/2/2021 10:01:00 AM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and air quality. DNR’s permitting staff review each permit application to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality requirements.
Air Quality permits under review for Nov. 18

Air Quality permits under review for Nov. 18

  • 11/18/2021 3:32:00 PM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and air quality. DNR’s permitting staff review each permit application to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality requirements.
Air Quality permits under review for Nov. 10

Air Quality permits under review for Nov. 10

  • 11/10/2021 12:13:00 PM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and air quality. DNR’s permitting staff review each permit application to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality requirements.
Plan to participate in the Air Quality Client Contact meeting on November 18

Plan to participate in the Air Quality Client Contact meeting on November 18

  • 11/8/2021 2:03:00 PM
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Stay up-to-date on current events and upcoming changes in DNR’s air quality program. Plan to attend an open forum with DNR staff at the Air Quality Client Contact Meeting at 1 p.m. on Thursday, November 18. The meeting can be accessed virtually with the details on the agenda.
Air Quality permits under review for Nov. 4

Air Quality permits under review for Nov. 4

  • 11/4/2021 12:05:00 PM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and air quality. DNR’s permitting staff review each permit application to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality requirements.
Air Quality permits under review for October 28

Air Quality permits under review for October 28

  • 10/28/2021 10:43:00 AM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and air quality. DNR’s permitting staff review each permit application to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality requirements.
Air Quality permits under review for October 21

Air Quality permits under review for October 21

  • 10/21/2021 11:13:00 AM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and air quality. DNR’s permitting staff review each permit application to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality requirements.
Air Quality permits under review for Sept. 16

Air Quality permits under review for Sept. 16

  • 9/16/2021 1:22:00 PM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and air quality. DNR’s permitting staff review each permit application to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality requirements.
Air Quality permits under review, September 9, 2021

Air Quality permits under review, September 9, 2021

  • 9/9/2021 12:08:00 PM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and air quality. DNR’s permitting staff review each permit application to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality requirements.
Air Quality permits under review, September 2, 2021

Air Quality permits under review, September 2, 2021

  • 9/2/2021 2:45:00 PM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and air quality. DNR’s permitting staff review each permit application to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality requirements.
Wildfire smoke caused air quality exceedances

Wildfire smoke caused air quality exceedances

  • 9/2/2021 2:38:00 PM
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DES MOINES - Several Iowa monitoring sites recorded exceedances of the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for fine particulate matter last month, including two measurements that were more than twice the national standard.
Air Quality permits under review for August 26

Air Quality permits under review for August 26

  • 8/26/2021 11:17:00 AM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and air quality. DNR’s permitting staff review each permit application to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality requirements.
Updated Air Dispersion Modeling Guidance and Form MD Available

Updated Air Dispersion Modeling Guidance and Form MD Available

  • 8/25/2021 4:01:00 PM
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For those projects that may require modeling, DNR updated three guidance documents and Form MD. The updates remove references to the 24-hour and annual SO2 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), which have been revoked.
Air Quality permits under review for August 19

Air Quality permits under review for August 19

  • 8/19/2021 11:03:00 AM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and air quality. DNR’s permitting staff review each permit application to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality requirements.
Remnant prairie is heart of Anderson Prairie Wildlife Area

Remnant prairie is heart of Anderson Prairie Wildlife Area

  • 8/17/2021 11:34:00 AM
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At roughly 200 acres, Anderson Prairie State Preserve is one of the largest remnant prairies in Iowa and with more than 220 different plant species it is one of the most diverse places in the state.
Air Quality permits under review

Air Quality permits under review

  • 8/13/2021 2:03:00 PM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and air quality.
Air Advisory Group Meeting Rescheduled to August 19

Air Advisory Group Meeting Rescheduled to August 19

  • 7/29/2021 9:54:00 AM
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The advisory group meeting originally scheduled for July 29 to discuss requiring electronic submittals for air emissions inventory reporting, air permit applications and other air quality documents has been postponed to August 19.  We regret any inconvenience this may cause and hope that everyone who planned to participate can still do so on August 19. 
Air Quality permits under review

Air Quality permits under review

  • 7/22/2021 3:39:00 PM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and air quality. DNR’s permitting staff review each permit application to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality requirements. We encourage public comments on draft permits, providing help on how to make effective comments. Submit written comments to the assigned permit writer before 4:30 p.m. on the last day of the comment period. DNR considers public comments befor...
Air Quality permits under review

Air Quality permits under review

  • 7/15/2021 1:33:00 PM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and air quality. DNR’s permitting staff review each permit application to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality requirements.
Air Quality permits under review for July 8

Air Quality permits under review for July 8

  • 7/8/2021 11:37:00 AM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and air quality. DNR’s permitting staff review each permit application to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality requirements.
Air Quality permits under review for June 24

Air Quality permits under review for June 24

  • 6/24/2021 11:39:00 AM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and air quality. DNR’s permitting staff review each permit application to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality requirements.
Hayden Prairie State Preserve is a true Iowa gem

Hayden Prairie State Preserve is a true Iowa gem

  • 6/8/2021 1:16:00 PM
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Four miles west of Lime Springs off Jade Avenue and 50th Street, is Hayden Prairie State Preserve, home to more than 200 plant species, 20 types of butterflies and 46 different bird species. This 240-acre National Natural Landmark, five miles south of the Minnesota state line, is a rock star in the prairie community.
Puccoon Prairie shines at Chachaqua Bottoms

Puccoon Prairie shines at Chachaqua Bottoms

  • 6/1/2021 12:30:00 PM
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About a quarter mile off county road NE 112th Street sits a 10-acre sand prairie tucked into the southeast part of the roughly 11,500-acre Chichaqua Bottoms complex in northeast Polk County.
Air Quality permits under review, May 27, 2021

Air Quality permits under review, May 27, 2021

  • 5/27/2021 2:18:00 PM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and air quality.
Air Quality permits under review

Air Quality permits under review

  • 5/20/2021 11:07:00 AM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and air quality. DNR’s permitting staff review each permit application to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality requirements.
Air Quality permits under review

Air Quality permits under review

  • 5/13/2021 1:10:00 PM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and air quality. DNR’s permitting staff review each permit application to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality requirements
Air Quality permits under review

Air Quality permits under review

  • 5/6/2021 3:55:00 PM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and air quality. DNR’s permitting staff review each permit application to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality requirements.
Low cost air sensors—adding to our knowledge

Low cost air sensors—adding to our knowledge

  • 5/6/2021 10:35:00 AM
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DES MOINES—As part of a nationwide effort involving 16 states, DNR and other Iowa air agencies collected data used to improve results from popular personal air quality sensors.
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