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Iowa Recognized for Water and Wastewater Treatment Operator Certification Program

March 30, 2018

The Association of Boards of Certification (ABC) has awarded Laurie Sharp, head of the Iowa Department DNR Operator Certification Program, with the 2018 Certification Program Award. The DNR’s Operator Certification…

Filed Under: Member News, Uncategorized

Iowa Livestock Master Matrix Adopted in 89 Counties

February 16, 2018

In January, 89 of 99 Iowa counties notified the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) that they plan to evaluate construction permit applications and proposed locations for animal confinements by using…

Filed Under: Member Innovation

Iowa Mussel Survey and Watershed Work Help Remove Impaired Waters Designation

February 2, 2018

Canary in the coal mine? In Iowa, there is mussel in the stream. Iowa’s freshwater mussels depend on good water quality and proper habitat, as well as waters that support…

Filed Under: Member Innovation

Iowa Study Shows Reduced Recovery Rate of Containers under Bottle Law

January 19, 2018

A new Waste Characterization Study completed by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has determined that the recovery rate for containers covered under the bottle deposit law is 71…

Filed Under: Member News, Uncategorized

Iowa Waste Characterization Study Shows Food Waste and Plastics Top the List

December 15, 2017

A recently released study from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) shows what the public is throwing away and what could be spared from the landfill. That includes a…

Filed Under: Member News, Uncategorized

Iowa DNR Communications Team Garners Hashie Awards

August 25, 2017

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) communications team, which oversees the DNR’s social media sites, received three Hashie Awards from the Des Moines Social Club on August 23 at…

Filed Under: Member Innovation

Iowa Derelict Building Grant Program Awards Funds to 18 Rural Communities

August 11, 2017

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Derelict Building Grant Program has announced $350,000 in grants to 18 small, rural Iowa communities to help deconstruct or renovate abandoned structures, remove…

Filed Under: Member Innovation

Eleven States Sue U.S. EPA over Delay on Accidental Release Prevention Rules

July 28, 2017

On July 24, Attorneys General from 11 states (Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington) signed and filed a lawsuit that claims…

Filed Under: Member News, Uncategorized

Iowa DNR Launches Locally Led Water Quality Monitoring Program

July 28, 2017

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is launching a new, locally led volunteer water monitoring program to help Iowans better understand their local water quality. “Volunteer water monitoring [can…

Filed Under: Member Innovation

ECOS Member Spotlight: Bill Ehm

July 14, 2017

Two Minutes with Bill Ehm, Division Administrator, Environmental Services Division, Iowa Department of Natural Resources   What’s your current job? I lead the Environmental Services Division of the Iowa Department…

Filed Under: Member News, Member Spotlight

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