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DNR Enforcement Actions
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 are listed beginning with those issued in 2009.
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| Administrative Orders
Responsible parties have 30 days to appeal the order or 60 days to pay the penalty. | |
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Kenneth Beyer, Rock Valley Received a Notice of Intent to Revoke Operator Certification. Notice to permanently revoke public water supply Grade 4 water distribution operator and Grade 3 water treatment operator certifications. The action has been appealed and is pending. (Full Administrative Order) Contact: David Wornson | |
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Midwest Laboratories, Inc., Omaha, Neb. Received a Notice of Intent to Revoke Laboratory Certification. Revocation to be effective 30 days after receipt of notice, unless a contested case hearing is requested prior to that date. The action has been appealed and is pending. (Full Administrative Order) Contact: David Wornson | |
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Consent Orders 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. | |
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Feeders Grain and Supply, Inc., Corning Cease illegal solid waste open dumping and open burning, properly dispose of remaining solid waste, and pay $1,000 penalty. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Anne Preziosi | |
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United States Gypsum Company, Mediapolis Comply with air quality permit conditions, obtain construction permits before installing equipment and pay $6,000 penalty. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Anne Preziosi | |
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Terrafact, Inc., Lake Park Payment of $2,500 penalty for water quality violations. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Kelli Book | |
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Holz Brothers, Inc., Grand Junction Confine less than 1,000 cattle, maintain animal inventory records at facility and submit to DNR on a quarterly basis, ensure protection of state water quality standards, and pay stipulated penalties for any future noncompliance. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Randy Clark | |
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SPS Properties LLC, Cedar Rapids Pay $1,000 penalty for failure to conduct underground storage tank compliance inspection. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Tamara Mullen | |
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Steve Frick, Sibley Obtain proper certification prior to applying manure, maintain proper manure management plan records and pay $4,100 penalty. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Kelli Book | |
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Page County Landfill Association, Clarinda Schedule to upgrade the Page County Sanitary Landfill. This order resolves all outstanding issues related to two pending contested cases. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Jon Tack | |
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Alchemist USA, LLC, Early Pay $1,500 penalty for failure to conduct timely underground storage tank compliance inspection. (Full Consent Order) Contact: David Wornson | |
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City of Sac City Schedule to upgrade wastewater treatment facility and pay $10,000 penalty. The city can elect to pay a $2,500 administrative penalty and perform a Supplemental Environmental Project in lieu of $7,500 of the $10,000 penalty. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Diana Hansen | |
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Riverstone Group, Inc., LeClaire Upgrade quarry dewatering disposal system, develop and implement operations and maintenance plan to prevent further violations, and pay $3,000 penalty. (Full Consent Order) Contact: David Wornson | |
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GCC Alliance Concrete, LLC, Orange City Comply with air quality construction permit requirements and pay $8,000 penalty for failure to obtain permits for 14 concrete batch plant facilities in Iowa prior to construction of these facilities. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Anne Preziosi | |
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Greg Koenen, Rock Valley Pay $1,000 penalty for unpermitted modification to public water distribution system. (Full Consent Order) Contact: David Wornson | |
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City of Indianola Compliance schedule for completion of upgrades to city's sanitary sewer system. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Jon Tack | |
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Hawkeye Renewables, LLC, Iowa Falls Payment of $10,000 penalty for storm water violations. Payment of $10,000 penalty for storm water violations. Dried distiller grains accumulated in the storm water collection system and were released to waters of the state. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum | |
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YMCA of Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Area Submit timely monthly operation reports, conduct required sampling, submit plan to bring wastewater treatment facility into compliance with DNR standards and pay $4,000 penalty. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum | |
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City of Ocheyedan Update to wastewater compliance schedule, including stipulated penalties if deadlines are not met. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Diana Hansen | |
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| Administrative Orders
Responsible parties have 30 days to appeal the order or 60 days to pay the penalty. | |
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Joe Klukow, dba RK Transport Inc. Joe Klukow, dba RK Transport Inc., of Buffalo Center, was issued an administrative order to become a certified manure applicator, along with his employees, and to pay a $5,000 penalty. The administrative order is in regard to hauling manure without proper certification at a confinement site in Emmet County. (Full Administrative Order) Contact: Kelli Book | |
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Rick Spees Rick Spees, of Fairfield, was issued an administrative order to properly dispose all demolition debris, trade waste and other solid waste on his property, run an anonymous newspaper ad outlining consequences for violating open dumping and burning laws, and to pay a $7,000 penalty. The administrative order is in regard to solid waste and air quality violations at a site in Fairfield. Spees has appealed the order. (Full Administrative Order) Contact: Tamara Mullen | |
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Ramona Gronbach, Larry Gronbach and Thomas Gronbach Ramona Gronbach, of Algona, and Larry Gronbach and Thomas Gronbach, both of Fairmont, Minn., were issued an administrative order to halt all open dumping and burning, specifically at a site in Irvington; comply with all requirements regarding proper solid waste disposal; to properly dispose all solid waste at the site; monitor the site and remove solid waste at least every two months; and to pay a $3,000 penalty. The administrative order is in regard to air quality and solid waste violations at the Irvington site. (Full Administrative Order) Contact: Anne Preziosi | |
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Fredericksburg Farmers Cooperative Fredericksburg Farmers Cooperative, of Fredericksburg, was issued an administrative order to conduct a site assessment for ammonia, to create and implement a plan to prevent spills, to implement employee training and protocol for testing chemical wash water before discharging it, and to pay a $10,000 penalty and $40,690.75 in fish restitution. The administrative order is in regard to a wash water discharge that led to a fish kill in the East Fork Wapsipinicon River. Fredericksburg Farmers Cooperative has appealed the order. (Full Administrative Order) Contact: Tamara Mullen | |
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S&P Hauling, Inc. S&P Hauling, Inc., of Corwith, was issued an administrative order to have all employee applicators properly certified to haul, apply and handle manure; to apply manure to fields in a way that will not cause water pollution in the future; and to pay a $10,000 penalty. The administrative order is in regard to manure application violations at a site in Hancock County. (Full Administrative Order) Contact: Kelli Book | |
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Dwayne Christiansen Dwayne Christiansen, of Plymouth, was issued an administrative order to pay a $3,000 penalty. The administrative order is in regard to failure to timely submit a complete Iowa Phosphorus Index and manure management plan for a hog confinement in Worth County. (Full Administrative Order) Contact: Kelli Book | |
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Consent Orders 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. | |
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Lu-Jen Farms, Inc. Lu-Jen Farms, Inc., of West Branch, agreed in a consent order to submit a complete manure management plan, including the Iowa Phosphorus Index and fee, and to pay a $2,000 penalty. The consent order is in regard for failure to submit the plan for a site in Cedar County. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum | |
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Christensen Farms Midwest, LLC Christensen Farms Midwest, LLC, of rural Davis County, agreed in a consent order to submit a complete manure management plan update and fees, and to pay a $3,000 penalty. The consent order is in regard to failure to submit a manure management plan and fees for a site in Davis County. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Kelli Book | |
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OMG Midwest, Inc. OMG Midwest, Inc., dba Cessford Construction Company, of Des Moines, and Cessford Construction Co., of Le Grand, agreed in a consent order to submit a plan for upgrades to the wastewater disposal system, submit a written operations and management plan regarding wastewater discharges, submit monthly reports of discharge samples, and pay a $4,000 penalty. The consent order is in regard to wastewater violations at the Nelson Quarry site in Mediapolis. (Full Consent Order) Contact: David Wornson | |
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Wesley Allender Wesley Allender, of Mount Pleasant, agreed in a consent order to timely submit manure management plans in the future and to pay a $1,500 penalty. The consent order is in regard to failure to timely submit a manure management plan for a site in Henry County. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum | |
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Ryan Fehr and Jaime Schmidt Ryan Fehr, of West Bend, and Jaime Schmidt, of Ottosen, dba S & S Pumping, agreed in a consent order to ensure that its employees are properly certified to haul, apply and handle manure; ensure that proper signage is on its vehicles prior to hauling manure, and to pay a $5,000 penalty. The consent order is in regard to an S&S employee applying manure without certification at a site in Humboldt County, and two of three trucks on-site not displaying required signs. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum | |
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Cargill, Inc. Cargill, Inc., of Eddyville, agreed in a consent order to have a licensed engineer perform a risk assessment of its wastewater conveyance system and to pay a $3,000 penalty and $35,664.83 in fish restitution. The consent order is in regard to an industrial wastewater line break on Cargill's property that resulted in a fish kill in Miller Creek. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Tamara Mullen | |
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Wellhausen Farms, Inc. Wellhausen Farms, Inc., of Clarinda, agreed in a consent order to comply with all conditions, including monitoring and reporting requirements, of its National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, and to pay stipulated penalties if it does not meet these permit requirements. The consent order is in regard to NPDES permit violations at a cattle open feedlot in Page County. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Randy Clark | |
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City of Garwin The City of Garwin agreed in a consent order to make improvements and upgrades to its wastewater system. The consent order is in regard to violations of the city's National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit and a history of sanitary sewer overflows. (Full Consent Order) Contact: David Wornson | |
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City of Grafton The City of Grafton agreed in a consent order to pay a $1,500 penalty and to conduct an engineering study of its wastewater treatment system and make improvements to the system to eliminate wet weather bypassing. The consent order is in regard to wastewater violations. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Diana Hansen | |
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Centro Centro, of North Liberty, agreed in a consent order to submit a supplemental minor source emissions inventory, to apply for air quality construction permits and to pay a $1,500 penalty. The consent order is in regard to air quality violations. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Anne Preziosi | |
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Barker Company, Limited Barker Company, Limited, of Centerville, agreed in a consent order to properly maintain records and comply with all permit conditions; to obtain construction permits before installing, modifying or relocating emission equipment; and to pay a $4,300 penalty. The consent order is in regard to air quality violations at Barker's Centerville plant. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Anne Preziosi | |
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River Valley Cooperative River Valley Cooperative, of Walcott, agreed in a consent order to cease all illegal discharges, submit and implement a plan of action for spill prevention measures for its Iowa facilities, and pay a $10,000 penalty and $5,488.38 in fish restitution. The consent order is in regard to wastewater violations at the cooperative's Eldridge and Sunbury locations, including violations that resulted in a fish kill in a tributary of Mud Creek. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum | |
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Gunder Road Holdings, LLC Gunder Road Holdings, LLC, of Burnsville, Minn., agreed in a consent order to pay a $5,000 penalty. The consent order is in regard to asbestos, open burning and solid waste disposal violations in connection with the demolition of the Lilac Hotel in West Union. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Kelli Book | |
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Al Marth Al Marth, of Rockford, agreed in a consent order to close an agricultural drainage well, submit proof that the well has been plugged, and pay a $500 penalty. The consent order is in regard to construction of a confined animal feeding operation near an agricultural drainage well. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Kelli Book | |
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City of Garner The City of Garner agreed in a consent order to follow a compliance schedule for making upgrades to its wastewater treatment facility, to pay a $1,500 penalty, and to pay stipulated penalties if it does not follow the compliance schedule. The city and DNR consented to intervention in this order by the Sierra Club, Iowa Chapter and Iowa Environmental Council. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Diana Hansen | |
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Bill Whitters Construction Co. Bill Whitters Construction Co., of Solon, agreed in a consent order to pay a $2,000 penalty, dispose of remaining solid waste at a site in Johnson County, and to halt illegal open dumping and open burning of trade wastes and other materials. The consent order is in regard to air quality and solid waste violations. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Anne Preziosi | |
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Pella Corporation Pella Corporation, of Shenandoah, agreed in a consent order to comply with air quality construction permit requirements and pay a $4,700 penalty. The consent order is in regard to air quality violations at its Shenandoah plant. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Anne Preziosi | |
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76 Ltd. 76 Ltd., of Keota, agreed in a consent order to pay a $10,000 penalty. The consent order is in regard to animal feeding operation violations at a site in Washington County. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Kelli Book | |
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CertainTeed Gypsum, Inc. CertainTeed Gypsum, Inc., of Fort Dodge, agreed in a consent order to timely submit all reports required by the Title V program, and to pay a $5,900 penalty. The consent order is in regard to air quality violations at its Fort Dodge plant. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Anne Preziosi | |
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Brad Eslick Brad Eslick, of Dayton, agreed in a consent order to be properly certified to haul, apply and handle manure, to apply manure in a way that it will not pollute water and to pay a $2,500 penalty. The consent order is in regard to manure application violations at a site in Webster County. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum | |
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City of Washington The City of Washington agreed in a consent order to pay a $5,000 penalty to the DNR, which will be used for supplemental environmental projects by the Washington County Conservation Board. The consent order is in regard to unpermitted construction of a sanitary sewer line. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Anne Preziosi | |
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Gregory Feedlots, Inc. Gregory Feedlots, Inc., of Tabor, agreed in a consent order to comply with all conditions of its National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, including monitoring and reporting requirements, and to pay stipulated penalties if it does not comply with permit requirements. The consent order is in regard to animal feeding operation violations at an open cattle feedlot in Mills County. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Randy Clark | |
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Geary James Geary James, of Harper, agreed in a consent order to pay a $2,000 penalty. The consent order is in regard to open burning and improper solid waste disposal at a site in Keokuk County. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Jon Tack | |
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Puck Custom Enterprises, Inc. Puck Custom Enterprises, Inc., of Manning, agreed in a consent order to comply with manure application separation distance rules and manure control requirements, and to pay a $9,000 penalty. The consent order is in regard to manure application violations in Carroll County. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Randy Clark | |
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Consent Orders
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. | |
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Robert Fangmann Robert Fangmann, of Dyersville, agreed in a consent order to submit a long-term plan to prevent manure releases, and to pay a $5,000 penalty and $4,803.96 in fish restitution. The consent order is in regard to a manure release that led to a fish kill in the North Fork Maquoketa River. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Kelli Book | |
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E&F Custom Pumping, Inc. E&F Custom Pumping, Inc., of Templeton, agreed in a consent order to comply with all separation distance requirements when land-applying manure and to pay a $4,000 penalty. The consent order is in regard to applying manure too close to a well, waterway and residence in Carroll County. The penalty has been paid. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Kelli Book | |
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Pella Corp. Pella Corp., of Pella, agreed in a consent order to install monitoring equipment to ensure compliance with its construction permit, and to pay a $4,500 penalty. The consent order is in regard to air quality violations at Pella Corp.'s Carroll plant. The penalty has been paid. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Kelli Book | |
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Pella Corp. Pella Corp., of Pella, agreed in a consent order to install monitoring equipment to ensure compliance with its construction permit, and to pay a $4,500 penalty. The consent order is in regard to air quality violations at its plant in Pella. The penalty has been paid. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Kelli Book | |
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Gale Rehm Gale Rehm, of Alden, agreed in a consent order to pay a $2,000 penalty. The consent order is in regard to failure to submit a manure management plan and fee for a site in Franklin County. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Kelli Book | |
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Rick Renken Rick Renken, of Le Mars, agreed in a consent order to submit an updated manure management plan and fees, and to pay a $3,000 penalty. The consent order is in regard to failure to timely submit a manure management plan and fees for a hog confinement site in Plymouth County. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Kelli Book | |
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World Wide Pig, LLC World Wide Pig, LLC, of Florida, agreed in a consent order to monitor manure levels in its storage pits, notify the DNR if levels in storage tanks are high, obtain construction permits prior to any future changes or installation of additional manure storage, submit a manure management plan, and pay a $7,000 penalty. The consent order is in regard to manure discharges from the Breezy Point #1 and #2 hog confinements in Hamilton County. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Kelli Book | |
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Regency of Iowa Regency of Iowa, of Iowa City, agreed in a consent order to comply with its National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, including reporting and monitoring requirements, and to pay a $4,000 penalty. The consent order is in regard to violations at the wastewater treatment facility at Regency Mobile Home Park in Iowa City. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Kelli Book | |
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City of Dows The City of Dows agreed in a consent order to comply with its National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit and pay a $2,500 penalty. The consent order is in regard to wastewater violations. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum | |
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City of Boone The City of Boone agreed in a consent order to complete construction on sanitary sewer improvements to eliminate wastewater bypasses and sewage backups into basements. The city agreed to pay stipulated penalties if it does not meet construction deadlines. The consent order is in regard to wastewater violations. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Jon Tack | |
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Dale Reicks, dba Reicks View Farms Dale Reicks, dba Reicks View Farms, of Lawler, agreed in a consent order to pay a $3,500 penalty. Reicks also agreed to make improvements to a tank designed to hold wastewater from two livestock truck washing facilities. The consent order is in regard to wastewater violations at the holding tank site, located east of Jerico. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Jon Tack | |
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JM Development, LLC JM Development, LLC, of Clive, agreed in a consent order to pay a $1,150 penalty. The consent order is in regard to storm water violations at a construction site in Ankeny. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Jon Tack | |
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Gregory Feedlots, Inc. Gregory Feedlots, Inc., of Tabor, agreed in a consent order to comply with its National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, including reporting and monitoring requirements, and to pay stipulated penalties if it does not comply with its permit. The consent order is in regard to alternative technology manure control systems at a cattle open feedlot in Fremont County. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Randy Clark | |
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| Administrative Orders
Responsible parties have 30 days to appeal the order or 60 days to pay the penalty. | |
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Frank Baxter General Contracting, Inc. Frank Baxter General Contracting, Inc., of Fort Madison, was issued an administrative order to pay a $5,500 penalty. The consent order is in regard to asbestos violations during a renovation project at Stewart Elementary School in Washington. (Full Administrative Order) Contact: Kelli Book | |
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Consent Orders
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. | |
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Marvin and Sally Porsch, dba Hamlin Iron and Metal Marvin and Sally Porsch, dba Hamlin Iron and Metal, of Audubon, agreed in a consent order to pay a $750 penalty, properly dispose any remaining solid waste from a site in Audubon County and submit disposal receipts to the DNR. The consent order is in regard to open burning and solid waste violations. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Jon Tack | |
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Lehigh Cement Company Lehigh Cement Company, of Mason City, agreed in a consent order to pay a $10,000 penalty. The consent order is in regard to air quality permit violations. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Kelli Book | |
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Richard Bockenstedt Richard Bockenstedt, of Greeley, agreed in a consent order to develop a nutrient management plan, and to pay a $3,000 penalty and $1,177.03 in fish restitution. The consent order is in regard to manure runoff that led to a fish kill in Fountain Springs Creek. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Kelli Book | |
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Kevin Cline, dba Cline's Construction Kevin Cline, dba Cline's Construction, of West Union, agreed in a consent order to pay a $4,500 penalty. The consent order is in regard to asbestos, open burning and solid waste disposal violations at a demolition project at the Lilac Hotel in West Union. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Kelli Book | |
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The City of Blairsburg The City of Blairsburg agreed in a consent order to prepare a study of flows to the city's wastewater treatment facility and comply with implementation schedules for any needed improvement work. The consent order is in regard to wastewater violations. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Diana Hansen | |
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Tammy and Rand Faaborg Tammy and Rand Faaborg, of Radcliffe, agreed in a consent order to submit a complete manure management plan and fee, and to pay a $2,500 penalty. The consent order is in regard to failure to timely submit a manure management plan and fee. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum | |
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Convenient Resources Group, LLC Convenient Resources Group, LLC, of Hiawatha, agreed in a consent order to pay a $1,500 penalty. The consent order is in regard to underground storage tank compliance inspection rules. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Tamara Mullen | |
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Land Pros, LLC Land Pros, LLC, of Waukee, agreed in a consent order to pay a $4,000 penalty. The consent order is in regard to storm water violations at the Meadow Brooke development in Indianola. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum | |
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Waters Edge Homeowners Association; Mark Goodwin; and Waters Edge, LLC Waters Edge Homeowners Association; Mark Goodwin; and Waters Edge, LLC, all of Washington, agreed in a consent order to pay a $2,000 penalty. The consent order is in regard to failure to timely renew a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit and for operation of the subdivision's wastewater treatment facility without a permit. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Diana Hansen | |
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Washington Community School District Washington Community School District, of Washington, agreed in a consent order to pay a $4,000 penalty. The consent order is in regard to asbestos violations during a renovation project at Stewart Elementary School in Washington. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Kelli Book | |
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Consent Orders
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. | |
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Country Aire Mobile Home Park, LLC Country Aire Mobile Home Park, LLC, of Ogden, agreed in a consent order to implement a plan for upgrading its wastewater disposal system, to submit a complete National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit application, and to pay a $3,000 penalty. Half of the penalty may be waived if system improvement deadlines are met. The consent order is in regard to discharges to a water of the state. (Full Consent Order) Contact: David Wornson | |
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Bedrock Gravel, Inc. Bedrock Gravel, Inc., of Odebolt, agreed in a consent order to remove all waste tires at a site in Buena Vista County or pay stipulated penalties if the tires are not properly disposed. The consent order is in regard to solid waste violations. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Jon Tack | |
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Corey Agr. Inc. of Lytton Corey Agr. Inc. of Lytton agreed in a consent order to comply with all conditions, including monitoring and reporting requirements, of its renewed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, and to pay a stipulated penalty if it fails to comply. The consent order is in regard to monitoring and reporting violations at a cattle open feedlot in Calhoun County. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Randy Clark | |
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Alchemist USA, LLC Alchemist USA, LLC, of Bouton, agreed in a consent order to retain a certified compliance inspector to complete a compliance inspection, to correct any violations as a result of the inspection, and to pay a $1,500 penalty. The consent order is in regard to underground storage tank violations at a site in Bouton. (Full Consent Order) Contact: David Wornson | |
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Neva Henderson Neva Henderson, of Story City, agreed in a consent order to place caps on all cleanout pipes and to have someone onsite when slats are being soaked for cleaning at her swine confinement facility in Hamilton County. Henderson also agreed to pay a $1,500 penalty and $493.58 in fish restitution. The consent order is in regard to a manure release that led to a fish kill in an unnamed tributary of the Skunk River. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Kelli Book | |
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John Kauffman John Kauffman, of Iowa City, agreed in a consent order to construct a concrete manure storage basin and apply for any necessary permits, and to pay a $4,000 penalty. The consent order is in regard to an unpermitted manure storage structure. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Kelli Book | |
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Kelderman Lime, Inc. Kelderman Lime, Inc., of Oskaloosa, agreed in a consent order to submit a completed Minor Source Emissions Inventory Questionnaire and pay a $1,500 penalty. The consent order is in regard to air quality violations at a facility in Des Moines. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum | |
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Anderson Construction Co., Inc. Anderson Construction Co., Inc., of Mapleton, agreed in a consent order to pay a $4,800 penalty. The consent order is in regard to solid waste and air quality violations during the demolition and disposal of three commercial buildings in Mapleton. The penalty has been paid. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Kelli Book | |
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Mapleton Grain Company Mapleton Grain Company, of Mapleton, agreed in a consent order to pay a $6,000 penalty. The consent order is in regard to solid waste and air quality violations during the demolition and disposal of three commercial buildings in Mapleton. The penalty has been paid. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Kelli Book | |
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Phoenix C&D Recycling, Inc. Phoenix C&D Recycling, Inc., of Des Moines, agreed in a consent order to remove all material stored outdoors at its facility, and to pay stipulated penalties if any waste is stored outdoors. The consent order is in regard to continuing solid waste violations. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Jon Tack | |
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Rolling Hills Feedlot, Inc. Rolling Hills Feedlot, Inc., of Hawarden, agreed in a consent order to comply with all conditions, including monitoring and reporting requirements, of its renewed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, and to pay a stipulated penalty if it fails to comply. The consent order is in regard to monitoring and reporting violations at a cattle open feedlot operation in Sioux County. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Randy Clark | |
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City of Washington The City of Washington agreed in a consent order to pay a $5,000 penalty in a supplemental environmental project to the Washington County Conservation Board. The consent order is in regard to unpermitted construction of a sanitary sewer line. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Jon Tack | |
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Iowa Quality Farms, L.C. Iowa Quality Farms, L.C., of Galt, agreed in a consent order to submit final engineer certification for a repair project, to inspect berms on a semiannual basis and report results to the DNR, and to pay a $10,000 penalty. The consent order is in regard to issues surrounding lagoon berm erosion at DeCoster Sow Farm 8 in Clarion. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Kelli Book | |
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Consent Orders
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. | |
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TEAMS 2000 LLC TEAMS 2000 LLC, of Masonville, agreed in a consent order to pay a $3,500 penalty and $1,241.17 in restitution for a fish kill. The consent order is in regard to a manure discharge into the North Branch of the Volga River in Fayette County. The penalty and restitution have been paid. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Kelli Book | |
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Jerry Passehl Jerry Passehl, of Latimer, agreed in a consent order to properly dispose contaminated soil around his car crushers, to remove all appliances from his property or obtain an appliance disposal permit, to store no more than 500 tires or obtain a waste tire stockpile permit, and to pay a $3,000 penalty. The consent order is in regard to solid waste violations at a salvage yard in Franklin County. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Tamara Mullen | |
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M & K, Ltd. M & K, Ltd., dba The Dubuque Marina, of Dubuque, agreed in a consent order to pay a $1,000 penalty. The consent order is in regard to inspection violations for underground storage tanks at a site in Dubuque. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Tamara Mullen | |
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Schnoebelen Inc. Schnoebelen Inc., of Riverside, agreed in a consent order to pay a $1,000 penalty. The consent order is in regard to open burning, improper solid waste disposal and storm water permitting violations. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Jon Tack | |
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Sam Lee Sam Lee, of De Witt, agreed in a consent order to clean up manure from his confinement pits, prevent all future manure releases, submit an annual manure management plan and pay a $3,000 penalty. The consent order is in regard to a manure release and water quality violations. (Full Consent Order) Contact: Kelli Book | |
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