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DNR Enforcement Actions

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 reported in 2017 are listed by the date of issuance, in reverse alphabetical order (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. 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. In certain situations, the DNR may choose to include Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) in a consent order.

The DNR uses the Enforcement Management System (EMS) to outline the process by which the various regulatory programs in the Environmental Services Division (ESD) of the Iowa DNR pursue compliance with chapters 455B, 455D, 459, 459A, and 459B of the Iowa Code and the rules promulgated there under. The general objective of the EMS is to protect the public health and environment of the State of Iowa through enforcement of the environmental regulatory requirements in a timely, consistent and fair manner.

The Fish Kill Cost Recovery Guidance document assists in the investigation and assessment of fish kills by each division to ensure coordination between the divisions. The guidance also provides information regarding the right to enter a property. This guidance will also ensure the costs for fish restitutions, salaries, meals, lodging and miscellaneous expenses are collected uniformly between the divisions.

DNR Document Search (direct link)
To view the enforcement orders, on the DNR Document Search page, select "Administrative Orders" from the program dropdown.

Program: Administrative Orders
Facility Name: Party Issued
Project Number: Order Number

For more information, please contact Kelli Book at Kelli.Book@dnr.iowa.gov or 515-210-3408.

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City of Varina
Varina, IA - Pocahontas County

Submit progress reports every three months on its efforts to meet final effluent limits as set forth in its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit; purchase new equipment that more accurately measures total residual chlorine and potential hydrogen in the final effluent; and pay a $500 administrative penalty.
09/22/2023
Consent Order - 7495
Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum
Patrick & Tracy Hammes, LLC
Batavia, IA - Linn County

Amendment to order.
09/20/2023
Amendment to Administrative Order - 7439
Contact: Noah Poppelreiter
Kodiak Property Management, Inc. and Fawn Creek MHC, LLC
Anamosa, IA - Jones County

Send at least one primary employee to a three-day asbestos inspector course and submit proof of completion; comply with all asbestos regulations in the future; and pay a $8,400 administrative penalty.
09/12/2023
Consent Order - 7461
Contact: Kelli Book
Ziebell, James
Lost Nation, IA - Clinton County

Hire a permitted asbestos abatement company to supervise, remove, and dispose of the asbestos containing material at the property and properly dispose of at a permitted landfill; submit disposal recipes; have a licensed asbestos inspector conduct a thorough asbestos inspection at the property prior to further renovation work; comply with all asbestos regulations in the future; and pay a $10,000 administrative penalty.
09/11/2023
Administrative Order - 7502
Contact: Kelli Book
Sooksawan, Chanchai
Lost Nation, IA - Clinton County

Hire a permitted asbestos abatement company to supervise, remove, and dispose of the asbestos containing material at the property and properly dispose of at a permitted landfill; submit disposal recipes; have a licensed asbestos inspector conduct a thorough asbestos inspection at the property prior to further renovation work; comply with all asbestos regulations in the future; and pay a $10,000 administrative penalty.
09/11/2023
Administrative Order - 7503
Contact: Kelli Book
City of Tama
Tama, IA - Tama County

Retain at all times an operator-in-charge of its wastewater disposal system who has a valid Grade III wastewater treatment certification
09/11/2023
Consent Order - 7532
Contact: Noah Poppelreiter
Janes, Gabe
Williams, IA - Hamilton County

Do not handle, transport, or apply manure unless properly certified and pay a $3,000 administrative penalty.
09/11/2023
Administrative Order - 7460
Contact: Kelli Book
City of Winfield
Winfield, IA - Henry County

Complete construction of the necessary upgrades to its wastewater treatment facility by Sept 1, 2025; provide progress reports every six months and pay a $4,500 administrative penalty.
09/11/2023
Consent Order - 7511
Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum
Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.
West Des Moines, IA - Polk County

Conduct stormwater training of paint department and garden center management and associates at Store No. 2103; submit proof of training; and pay a $5,500 administrative penalty.
09/07/2023
Consent Order - 7331
Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum
Pro Platinum Construction and Remodeling, Inc.
Anamosa, IA - Jones County

Send at least one primary employee to a three-day asbestos inspector course and submit proof of completion; comply with all asbestos regulations in the future; and pay a $4,000 administrative penalty.
09/06/2023
Consent Order - 7462
Contact: Kelli Book
Indian Hills Community College Development Corporation, Inc.
Ottumwa, IA - Appanoose County

Comply with all conditions of its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit, including the stormwater pollution prevention plan; cease all illegal discharges into waters of the state; and pay a $4,000 administrative penalty.
08/24/2023
Consent Order - 7501
Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum
Sunrise Village LLC and Havenpark Management LLC
Iowa City, IA - Johnson County

Amendment to compliance dates.
08/18/2023
Amendment to Consent Order - 7415
Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum
Interstate Land Properties, LLC
ur, IA - Story County

Comply with all conditions of it National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit, including the stormwater pollution prevention plan; cease all illegal discharges to a water of the state; and pay a $6,500 administrative penalty.
08/08/2023
Consent Order - 7497
Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum
Casey's General Stores
Anamosa, IA - Jones County

Timely submit all required monthly operating reports; conduct all required testing of the finished drinking water and submit testing documentation; provide public notice of the violations for at least 30 days; employ or retain a certified drinking water operator to manage the system; and pay a $6,000 administrative penalty.
07/27/2023
Consent Order - 7451
Contact: Noah Poppelreiter
Kent Nutrition Group, Inc.
Sheldon, IA - O'Brien County

Adhere to the compliance plan; conduct compliance tests and, depending on the results, submit either (i) a mitigation modeling analysis and plan or (ii) an alternative particulate control equipment strategy to meet current permit limits; and pay a $8,500 administrative penalty.
07/21/2023
Consent Order - 7496
Contact: Anne Preziosi
Latta Well and Pump Corp
Pleasant Valley, IA - Scott County

Comply with applicable law during all future well drilling projects, including but not limited to preventing discharges of well drilling mud unless properly permitted and pay a $4,850 administrative penalty.
07/21/2023
Consent Order - 7455
Contact: Noah Poppelreiter
Less, Randy
Manchester, IA - Delaware County

Cease and desist from unexempted, unpermitted, and/or unreviewed construction work in the floodplain; comply with all floodway and floodplain regulations in the future; submit a floodplain permit application or restore the area to its original condition; and pay a $2,500 administrative penalty.
07/19/2023
Consent Order - 7527
Contact: Bradley Adams
Kunkel, Mike Kunkel Enterprises, LLC
Farragut, IA - Fremont County

Ensure all applicators are properly certified to handle, transport, and apply manure; ensure that all manure handling vehicles have proper identification; report any future manure spills within the required reporting timeframe; and pay a $8,000 administrative penalty.
07/14/2023
Administrative Order - 7476
Contact: Kelli Book
New Cooperative, Inc.
Duncombe, IA - Webster County

Conduct compliance demonstration stack testing for opacity; submit test notification, protocol, and complete stack test report regardless of test results; submit for approval an operation and maintenance plan for the grain receiving system that will prevent future violations of the 5% opacity standard; and pay a $6,000 administrative penalty.
06/28/2023
Consent Order - 7489
Contact: Anne Preziosi
Cat Nip Ridge Manure Application, Inc.
Bloomfield, IA - Davis County

Ensure that all handling, transferring, and land application of manure is done in a manner to avoid a discharge to a water of the state; and pay a $8,000 administrative penalty, consisting of a $2,000 penalty and a $6,000 supplemental environmental project with Davis County Conservation Board.
06/27/2023
Consent Order - 7343
Contact: Kelli Book
The City of Keokuk
Keokuk, IA - Keokuk County

Comply with all applicable laws and all terms of its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit and pay a $10,000 administrative penalty.
06/09/2023
Consent Order - 7404
Contact: Noah Poppelreiter
The City of Keokuk
Keokuk, IA - Keokuk County

Comply with all applicable laws and all terms of its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit; reserve $793,215.70 to fund upgrades and improvements to its pretreatment program; and pay a $10,000 administrative penalty.
06/09/2023
Consent Order - 7404
Contact: Noah Poppelreiter
Van Horn, THomas
Perry, IA - Dallas County

Surrender certifications for drinking water treatment and drinking water distribution; ineligible to hold any new certifications for drinking water treatment, drinking water distribution, or wastewater treatment until July 1, 2025.
06/07/2023
Consent Order - 7514
Contact: Noah Poppelreiter
William Kimberley Development Corporation
Elkhart, IA - Polk County

Comply with all conditions of its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit and pay a $9,000 administrative penalty.
05/26/2023
Consent Order - 7459
Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Des Moines, IA - Polk County

initiate construction and comply with the construction permit's compliance schedule; comply with the Emissions Minimization Plan; submit quarterly progress reports until compliance is achieved with the 0.140 gal/ton VOC emission limit based on a twelve-month rolling average; submit amended Emission Inventories for 2017 through 2022 and pay associated unreported emission fees; submit permit application to Polk County Public Works - Air Quality Division; and pay a $10,000 administrative penalty.
05/26/2023
Consent Order - 7251
Contact: Anne Preziosi
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Des Moines, IA - Polk County

Initiate construction and comply with the construction permit's compliance schedule; conduct two stack tests this year - one in the summer and one in the fall; comply with approved National Ambient Air Quality Standards modeling; submit quarterly progress reports; submit amended Emission Inventories for 2017 through 2022 and pay associated unreported emission fees; submit a supplemental Title V permit application; submit permit application to Polk County Public Works - Air Quality Division; and pay a $10,000 administrative penalty.
05/26/2023
Consent Order - 7251
Contact: Anne Preziosi
LVA Crawfordsville Biofuel, LLC
Crawfordsville, IA - Washington County

Provide notice prior to restarting the distillation process; within 60 days of restarting distillation process, conduct stack testing; calculate the Total Resources Effectiveness (TRE) for biodiesel process and operate at a TRE of 8.0 or greater; if the plant is sold and the new owner intends to operate the distillation process, notify the new owner of the administrative order requirements and contractually arrange for compliance.
05/24/2023
Consent Order - 7483
Contact: Anne Preziosi
Moeckly, Brad
Elkhart, IA - Polk County

Pay a $1,000 administrative penalty.
05/24/2023
Consent Order - 7386
Contact: Kelli Book
Poet Biorefining - Iowa Falls, LLC
Iowa Falls, IA - Hardin County

Comply with its air quality construction permit, including all testing requirements; comply with its Title V operating permit; submit a report on the cause of excess emissions; develop and submit for approval updated operation and maintenance plans; conduct quarterly compliance stack testing for volatile organic compounds, total hazardous air pollutants, and single hazardous air pollutants; submit any air quality construction permit modifications necessary; and pay a $10,000 administrative penalty.
05/08/2023
Consent Order - 7423
Contact: Anne Preziosi
Bland, Presley
Gladbrook, IA - Tama County

Cease illegal solid waste dumping and open burning; comply with all applicable laws in the future; and pay a $2,000 administrative penalty.
05/05/2023
Consent Order - 7441
Contact: Anne Preziosi
Dohlman, David
Dumont, IA - Butler County

Cease illegal solid waste dumping and open burning; comply with all applicable laws in the future; properly dispose of all trade waste on site and submit disposal receipts; and pay a $1,000 administrative penalty.
05/03/2023
Consent Order - 7470
Contact: Anne Preziosi
Jaspers, Allen
Steamboat Rock, IA - Hardin County

Ensure that land application of manure is conducted by a certified manure applicator and pay a $3,000 administrative penalty.
05/03/2023
Consent Order - 7473
Contact: Kelli Book
Quad Cities Metallurgical Laboratory, Inc.
Davenport, IA - Scott County

Relinquish all lab sample analysis certifications other than for certain drinking water, wastewater, and land quality samples (total coliform, E. Coli, fluoride, nitrate, pH, and metals); take specified corrective actions to maintain these certifications; and agree to and pay for regular audits.
05/03/2023
Consent Order - 7493
Contact: Noah Poppelreiter
D.R.A. Properties, L.C.
Ankeny, IA - Polk County

Implement and maintain adequate storm water controls at all sites until developments are complete and pay a $8,000 administrative penalty.
04/28/2023
Consent Order - 7457
Contact: Kelli Book
Schultz, Brian
Dubuque, IA - Dubuque County

Immediately surrender drinking water treatment certification and prohibited from holding any certifications for drinking water treatment, drinking water distribution, and wastewater treatment until July 2025.
04/26/2023
Consent Order - 7491
Contact: Noah Poppelreiter
Hook, Bryon
Holland, IA - Grundy County

Submit written verification for the use of the monoslope building -- if it is being used as a confinement building instead of an open feedlot then submit construction permit amendment and pay a $5,000 administrative penalty.
04/21/2023
Consent Order - 7469
Contact: Kelli Book
Doghouse Pork LLC
Remsen, IA - Plymouth County

Pay a $4,500 administrative penalty.
04/13/2023
Consent Order - 7485
Contact: Kelli Book
Dennis A. Ladwig Revocable Trust
Sutherland, IA - Cherokee County

Submit timely quarterly and annual reports in the future and pay a $4,000 administrative penalty.
04/13/2023
Consent Order - 7482
Contact: Kelli Book
Riverstone Group, Inc.
New Liberty, IA - Scott County

Comply with all conditions of its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit; train employees in permit compliance and submit proof of training; and pay a $6,000 administrative penalty.
04/13/2023
Consent Order - 7471
Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum
City of Monticello
Monticello, IA - Jones County

Complete an industrial user survey by May 1, 2023; complete a treatment agreement with Energy Manufacturing by June 1, 2023; review the treatment agreement with Yoeman and update as necessary by June 1, 2023; complete all upgrades to the wastewater treatment facility by March 1, 2025; and pay a $5,000 administrative penalty.
04/05/2023
Consent Order - 7424
Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum
Mammoet USA North Inc.
Atlantic, IA - Cass County

Comply with all laws applicable to discharging a pollutant into a water of the State; pay $840.51 in fish restitution and investigative costs; and pay a $3,000 administrative penalty.
03/31/2023
Consent Order - 7447
Contact: Noah Poppelreiter
McCartney Trim Corporation
Winterset, IA - Madison County

Comply with all conditions of its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit and pay a $5,000 administrative penalty.
03/30/2023
Consent Order - 7438
Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum
Hy-Line North America, LLC
Clarion, IA - Wright County

Pay a $3,000 administrative penalty.
03/30/2023
Consent Order - 7474
Contact: Kelli Book
Gingerich, Jon
Parnell, IA - Iowa County

Develop and submit for approval a standard operating procedure for manure land application; ensure that manure land application is conducted by a certified commercial manure operator; and pay a $2,000 administrative penalty.
03/30/2023
Consent Order - 7471
Contact: Kelli Book
Brubaker, Dan
Sigourney, IA - Keokuk County

Pay a $5,000 administrative penalty.
03/30/2023
Consent Order - 7298
Contact: Kelli Book
Siouxland Energy Cooperative
Sioux Center, IA - Sioux County

Properly install and operate the baghouse on the corn bin; conduct weekly method 22 visual checks of emissions from the corn bin; submit excess emission reports if dust is observed from the corn bin; and pay a $10,000 administrative penalty.
03/27/2023
Consent Order - 7472
Contact: Anne Preziosi
Nikkel, Rick
Sully, IA - Jasper County

Pay a $2,000 administrative penalty.
03/22/2023
Consent Order - 7453
Contact: Kelli Book
DeJong, Larrell
Harris, IA - Osceola County

Update the facility's manure management plan; ensure the facility has adequate manure storage between periods of manure application; report future manure releases within six hours; and pay a $10,000 administrative penalty.
03/22/2023
Administrative Order - 7449
Contact: Kelli Book
Patrick & Tracy Hammes, LLC
Coggon, IA - Linn County

Comply with all laws applicable to discharging pollutants into a water of the State; identify all drains at the chemical fertilizer facility and where those drains lead and submit that information to the Department; develop and implement a standard operating procedure to prevent, mitigate, and report pollutants discharged to waters of the State, including tile lines; pay $11,339.89 in fish restitution and investigation costs; and pay a $10,000 administrative penalty.
03/21/2023
Administrative Order - 7439
Contact: Noah Poppelreiter
Sutter, Jacob, Tyler. and Kenneth
Pleasantville, IA - Warren County

Develop and submit a standard operating procedure for the land application of manure and implement upon approval; ensure that manure is land applied by a certified commercial manure applicator; and pay a $4,500 administrative penalty.
03/09/2023
Consent Order - 7454
Contact: Kelli Book
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