Iowa Department Of Natural Resources

• Commission to Vote On Water Quality Bill; Iowa Department of Natural Resources Wants More Authority to Control Factory Farm Pollution

DES MOINES (AP) - A controversial request by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for more authority to control factory farm pollution goes to a vote Monday in front of a state commission. The request for an administrative rules change would allow DNR Director Jeff Vonk more discretion in denying livestock confinement construction permits. He has said the authority is needed as factory farm construction reached record highs for five years in a row.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• June 21, 2006

• United States of America, and State of Iowa, Ex Rel., Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Appellees, v. Aceto Agricultural Chemicals Corp., the Dow Chemical Company, Farnam Companies, Inc., Mobay Corporation, and Velsicol Chemical Corporation, Appellants, Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Mobil Oil Corporation, and Platte Chemical Corporation, United States of America, Appellant, and State of Iowa, Ex Rel., Iowa Department of Natural Resources, v. Aceto Agricultural Chemicals Corp., the Dow Chemical Company, Farnam Companies, Inc., Mobay Corporation, Velsicol Chemical Corporation, Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Mobil Oil Corporation, and Platte Chemical Corporation, Appellees, United States of America, and State of Iowa, Ex Rel., Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Appellees, v. Aceto Agricultural Chemicals Corp., the Dow Chemical Company, Farnam Companies, Inc., Mobay Corporation, Velsicol Chemical Corporation, Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Mobil Oil Corporation, and Platte Chemical Corporation, Appellant, United States Of..., 872 F.2d 1373 (8th Cir. 1989)

Theodore L. Garrett, Washington, D.C., for appellants Aceto Agr. Chemicals Corp., The Dow Chemical Co., Farnam Companies, Inc., Mobay Corp., Velsicol ...

• Federal Circuits

• Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: Department of Natural Resources, Des Moines, IA and Office of the State Archaeologist, Iowa City, IA

• FR, September 15, 2009
• Notices
• National Park Service

• Iowa's Elk On Trial

CWD prevention meeting March 1 A public meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 1, in Waukon to discuss recent efforts to prevent chronic wasting disease and other livestock-related diseases in Allamakee County. The meeting will be from 7-9 p.m. at the Waukon Banquet Center, 612 Rossville Road, and will feature Dr. Dale Garner, chief of the wildlife bureau for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Dr. David Schmitt, state veterinarian for the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. The meeting will be an opportunity for the public to hear concerns regarding the threat of disease to both wildlife and domestic livestock as well as ask questions. Wendy Pauly Sometimes, there can be no happy ending.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• February 23, 2011

• Dispose of Hazardous Household Materials in Safe, Responsible Way

As many Iowans plan major cleaning and home improvement projects this spring, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources recommends taking a "green" approach. Before pouring old household cleaners down the drain, tossing last year's weed killer in the trash or heading out to buy cans of new paint, please consider the environmental impacts.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• April 22, 2011

• Iowa Dnr Celebrating Great Fish Stories

A new program from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will allow bragging about big fish to go beyond the photo on the wall in the local bait shop. The new Iowa master angler award replaces the big fish award that had attracted between 300-400 submissions each year. Anglers who catch a qualifying fish will receive a certificate and decal announcing his or her success.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• April 25, 2011

• Park Deal Will Leave Official Homeless

BELLEVUE, Iowa - An agreement that was left in limbo for four years has been settled, leaving Jackson County with one less park to manage and leaving its conservation board director without a home. Daryl Parker has until Dec. 1 to find a new residence for himself and his family before the Iowa Department of Natural Resources reclaims the home at Mill Creek Park, south of Bellevue.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• July 06, 2011

• Agencies Aim to Slow Spread of Gypsy Moths

BELLEVUE, Iowa - State agencies in Iowa and Wisconsin will be spraying to slow the spread of gypsy moths in Jackson County, Iowa, and Grant County, Wis., early this week. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and Iowa Department of Natural Resources will be using low-flying airplanes in Jackson County on Monday, June 27, and Tuesday, June 28, to spread pheromone flakes to help slow the spread of gypsy moths, a pest that can be destructive to trees and shrubs.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• June 26, 2011

• New Rules for Labeling Firewood in Iowa

Campers planning trips to state parks for the holiday weekend need to remember new rules for labeling firewood, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources said this week. The DNR issued a reminder that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship now requires all firewood sold or acquired in Iowa to include specific labels and the delivery ticket for bulk firewood. The requirements are designed to help prevent the spread of the emerald ash borer, a destructive insect.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• May 27, 2011

• Soap Cleans Virtually Everything ... Except Rivers and Streams

Car wash season is near, and the Environmental Stewardship Advisory Commission is asking fundraising organizers and the Dubuque City Council to consider cleaning up the impact on water quality. Rarely enforced, most weekend fundraisers are in violation of the Clean Water Act and water-discharge standards, said Bill Ehm, of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources' Water Quality Bureau. The soap, scum and debris washing into the storm sewer does affect water quality.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• April 06, 2011