Chronic wasting disease found in Marshall County deer 8/1/2023 12:04:00 PM View Count 3754 A tissue sample collected in mid-June from a road killed adult buck deer in Marshall County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. With the addition of Marshall County, 260 deer have tested positive in 16 Iowa counties since 2013.
Bypass found in Creston discharging into marsh 2/27/2023 10:43:00 AM View Count 3201 A bypass at the City of Creston collection system was observed Monday morning.
Test results are in, chronic wasting disease has been found in four new counties 2/11/2020 1:49:00 PM View Count 10017 Chronic wasting disease has been confirmed in wild deer from Woodbury, Winneshiek, Fayette and Decatur counties this year, bringing the total number of counties in Iowa where wild deer have tested positive to eight.
Laboratory to temporarily stop testing for nitrate in water after malfunction of new equipment 12/18/2018 8:37:00 AM View Count 2332 STORM LAKE, Iowa -- Mangold Environmental Testing (MET), in Storm Lake, has agreed to temporarily stop testing drinking water samples for nitrate, effective December 14, 2018, due to potentially inaccurate sample results.
12 Iowa deer test positive for chronic wasting disease from 2016-17 hunting seasons 3/14/2017 11:44:00 AM View Count 7356 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has closed the book on its 2016 chronic wasting disease monitoring effort that collected 4,879 tissue samples from wild deer with 12 samples testing positive for the disease. Test results are pending on deer from a handful of counties and on 86 deer tissue samples from the Clayton County special deer collection effort that ended on March 5.
Water Testing and Maintenance Resources Available for Private Well Owners 1/14/2016 7:51:00 AM View Count 5775 With about 282,000 Iowans relying on private wells for their drinking water supply, understanding local conditions, keeping up regular maintenance needs and conducting annual water testing is important for private well users. To assist, the DNR offers online resources for Iowans who depend on private wells.