DES MOINES – DNR staff work with individuals, businesses and communities to help them protect our natural resources by complying with state and federal laws. This approach is very effective. In the few cases where compliance cannot be achieved, the DNR issues enforcement actions. The following list summarizes recent enforcement actions. Find the entire, original orders on DNR’s website at www.iowadnr.gov/EnforcementActions
Consent Orders A consent order is issued 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.
Clayton County
Foresight Farms, L.C.
Ensure that future handling, transferring, and land application of manure is done in accordance with law and does not cause water quality violations; develop and submit for approval a standard operating procedure for employee training and equipment inspection and immediately implement upon approval; and pay a $5,000 administrative penalty.
Dubuque County
The Grand Opera House
Review the terms of its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit, and submit timely discharge monitoring reports according to the permit's schedule; and pay a stipulated $1,000 administrative penalty per late discharge monitoring report, for a not-to-exceed total of $10,000.
Sac County
City of Lytton
Cease all illegal discharges to waters of the state; submit a compliance plan for approval that identifies the actions to be taken to address the chloride effluent limit violations with performance dates; and pay a $2,000 administrative penalty.
Administrative Orders
Responsible parties have 60 days to appeal the order or 60 days to pay the penalty.