Many times, environmental improvement comes as a result of an enforcement action. Enforcement must take place when people choose to circumvent the law or do not understand the full impact of their actions on our environment. The DNR is charged with ensuring compliance with State of Iowa environmental laws and rules. The compliance portion of the DNR improves our environment through educating citizens and promoting awareness of the environmental impacts of our actions and awareness of applicable law.
Orders from the current year are listed alphabetically (by responsible party, by last name for individuals) below.
Archived orders back to 2007
With administrative orders, responsible parties have 30 days to appeal the order or 60 days to pay the penalty. A consent order is issued in settlement of an administrative order or as an alternative to issuing an administrative order. A consent order indicates that the DNR has voluntarily entered into a legally enforceable agreement with the other party.
For more information, please contact Ed Tormey at Ed.Tormey@dnr.iowa.gov or 515-281-8973.
61 Park LLC, dba Maplewood Estates, Muscatine County
Pay $3,000 penalty for NPDES permit effluent limit violations.
Full administrative order
A separate consent order sets out the schedule needed to upgrade the wastewater treatment facility in order to comply with effluent limitations. The order includes stipulated penalty provisions.
Full administrative order
Contact: Diana Hansen
A.D., L.L.C., Sioux City, Woodbury County
Cease illegal discharges to the waters of the state, comply with NPDES General Permit No. 2, and pay $4,500 penalty.
Full administrative order
Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum
American Natural Soy, Inc. and Cherokee Investments, L.L.C., Cherokee County
Obtain storm water permit for facility, properly dispose of wastewater and solid waste and pay $7,000 penalty.
Full administrative order
Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum
Anderson Excavating Company, Inc., Pottawattamie County
Resolve compliance issues at the company’s construction and demolition landfill and pay $10,000 penalty. The order has been appealed.
Full administrative order
Contact: Jon Tack
B Petro Corporation, Cedar Rapids, Linn County
Comply with state underground storage tank standards and pay $7,728 penalty for existing violations.
Full administrative order
Contact: Aaron Brees
Baker, Patrick, dba Stockton Auto, Stockton, Muscatine County
Pay $2,000 penalty for past air quality and solid waste violations which occurred during the demolition of a building in Stockton.
Full administrative order
Contact: Kelli Book
Cargill, Incorporated, Des Moines, Polk County
Pay $3,500 penalty for air quality violations which occurred during the renovation of a building at Cargill’s facility.
Full administrative order
Contact: Kelli Book
Coppess, Noah; Stanwood, Cedar County
Comply in the future with regulations concerning proper disposal of solid waste, open burning, and asbestos compliance; remove all remaining solid waste from property and properly dispose of it; and pay $7,500 penalty.
Full administrative order
Contact: Anne Preziosi
Coralville, City of; Johnson County
Compliance schedule to upgrade wastewater treatment facility and pay $6,500 penalty for wastewater violations.
Full administrative order
Contact: Jon Tack
Dixon, City of; Scott County
Comply with state standards for nitrate for this public water supply and pay a $9,500 penalty for failure to correct nitrate MCL violations.
Full administrative order
Contact: Diana Hansen
Equistar Chemicals, LP, Clinton, Clinton County
Compliance schedule to upgrade wastewater treatment plant.
Full administrative order
Contact: Jon Tack
Fort Dodge, City of; Webster County
Provide backup power supply for wells and water treatment plant and pay $10,000 penalty. The order has been appealed.
Full administrative order
Contact: Diana Hansen
Garrelts, David; Palo Alto County
Comply with all manure control and manure applicator requirements and pay $5,675 penalty for past violations.
Full administrative order
Contact: Randy Clark
Hegland, Merlyn; Hamilton County
Pay $10,000 penalty and $40,056 in fish restitution and investigative costs for manure discharge from an animal feeding operation, with $8,000 of the penalty amount to be paid as a supplemental environmental project consisting of replacing unformed manure storage structures with formed manure storage structures at four facilities.
Full administrative order
Contact: Kelli Book
Joint Use of Sanitary Sewers and Sewage Disposal Facilities: Davenport, Bettendorf, Riverdale and Panorama Park; Scott County
Schedule for necessary upgrades to the Davenport Water Pollution Control Plant and the wastewater collection systems of Davenport and Bettendorf to achieve compliance with applicable requirements and to eliminate the discharge of untreated wastewater from the collection systems.
Full administrative order
Contact: Jon Tack
Kline, Kenneth; Harrison County
Install facility improvements and abide by other restrictions on facility operation, and pay $10,000 penalty. The order has been appealed.
Full administrative order
Contact: Randy Clark
Larson and Larson Construction, LLC, Des Moines, Polk County
Pay $5,500 penalty to resolve asbestos violations occurring during a renovation project at McCombs Middle School.
Full administrative order
Contact: Kelli Book
Lincolnway Energy, LLC, Story County
Pay $10,000 penalty for air quality permitting violations.
Full administrative order
Contact: Kelli Book
L&W Quarries, Inc., Mystic, Appanoose County
Pay $5,300 penalty for violations of air quality construction permit.
Full administrative order
Contact: Anne Preziosi
Manufacturers Bank & Trust Company and Rognes Bros. Excavating Inc., Worth County
Cease illegal open burning and open dumping of solid wastes and pay $5,000 penalty.
Full administrative order
Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum
Massey Properties, LLC, dba The Wharf, Dubuque, Dubuque County
Comply with state standards for this public water supply and pay $10,000 penalty for violations.
Full administrative order
Contact: Diana Hansen
Meyer & Hamann Excavating, Inc., Dixon, Scott County
Cease illegal solid waste disposal and open burning of solid wastes, properly remove the remaining materials from the site, and pay $9,920 penalty.
Full administrative order
Contact: Anne Preziosi
Mid River Marine Service and Storage, Inc., North Liberty, Johnson County
Comply with water supply requirements and pay $8,720 penalty.
Full administrative order
Contact: Diana Hansen
Moons, John and Linda, dba Dalarna Farms Partnership; Henry County
Prevent future discharges from facility and pay $7,500 penalty for silage run-off into a water of the state.
Full administrative order
Contact: Kelli Book
Muller, Dan; Kossuth County
Pay $4,500 penalty for failure to timely submit manure management plan updates and fees.
Full administrative order
Contact: Kelli Book
Nazareth Evangelical Lutheran Church, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County
Submit past due monthly operation reports (MORs) and pay $3,000 penalty for MOR violations.
Full administrative order
Contact: Diana Hansen
Olson, Scott; Emmet County
Pay $2,600 penalty to resolve violations related to the illegal disposal of solid waste.
Full administrative order
Contact: Jon Tack
OMG Midwest, Inc., dba Hallett Materials, Osceola County
Cease illegal discharges to waters of the state, comply with NPDES permit, and pay $6,000 penalty for past wastewater violations.
Full administrative order
Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum
Oyer, June; Parsons Diehl, LLC; Burlington, Des Moines County
Amends a 2011 administrative order to: properly close wastewater treatment facility at Plantation Village Mobile Home Park and pay $2,500 penalty if wastewater treatment facility is not closed by May 1, 2013. This order settles previous administrative appeal.
Full administrative order
Contact: Diana Hansen
PLCP, LLLP, aka Pine Lake Corn Processors, LP, Steamboat Rock, Hardin County
Pay $10,000 penalty for past air quality construction permit violations.
Full administrative order
Contact: Anne Preziosi
Puff,Jodie, dba J&R Farms; Buchanan County
Pay $3,000 penalty for late submittal of manure management plans.
Full administrative order
Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum
Reasnor, City of; Jasper County
Comply with construction schedule for wastewater treatment facility improvements, properly operate and maintain existing wastewater collection and treatment facilities, and pay $1,500 penalty.
Full administrative order
Contact: Diana Hansen
R.H. Hummer Jr., Inc. and 2161 Highway 6 Trail, LLC, Iowa County
Cease open burning and open dumping of solid waste, properly dispose of remaining material at the site, and pay $4,857 penalty.
Full administrative order
Full administrative order - amended
Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum
Roquette America, Inc., Keokuk, Lee County
Order establishes compliance schedule to meet final nickel limits at the plant.
Full administrative order
Contact: Jon Tack
Scallon, Jim; Butler County
Amends payment plan in 2011 order to pay $3,000 penalty.
Full administrative order
Contact: Kelli Book
Snittjer Grain Company, Inc., Wellsburg, Grundy County
Pay $10,000 penalty to resolve violations pertaining to illegal open burning of solid wastes.
Full administrative order
Contact: Anne Preziosi
Sterling Woods Homeowners Association, Inc., Scott County
Pay $3,000 penalty for past violations of DNR’s water supply requirements. $1,500 of penalty amount may be paid as a supplemental environmental project (SEP) to Scott County Conservation Board. The penalty and the SEP have been paid.
Full administrative order
Contact: Diana Hansen
Sun-Jon, Inc., Kalona, Washington County
Requirement to submit complete application for renewal of wastewater operation permit and pay $3,000 penalty. Company is prohibited from land application of wastewater until such time as renewed permit has been issued.
Full administrative order
Contact: Jon Tack
Thombert, Inc., Newton, Jasper County
Pay $4,851 penalty for past air quality recordkeeping violations at facility.
Full administrative order
Contact: Anne Preziosi
Tjaden, Randall and Tjaden Contractors, Inc., Eldora, Hardin County
Cease illegal open burning and open dumping of solid waste and pay $1,000 penalty.
Full administrative order
Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum
V.G. Farms, Inc., Mahaska County
Pay $3,006 penalty for failure to timely submit manure management plan updates and compliance fees at two facilities.
Full administrative order
Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum