DES MOINES – The DNR Water Quality Bureau has the following draft water use permits posted for public review. Water use permits regulate how Iowa’s water resources are allocated to ensure facilities use water efficiently and responsibly, at rates and quantities consistent with permit conditions.
As part of the permit review process, the public has the right, and is encouraged, to comment on draft water use permits. Please submit any comments to wateruse@dnr.iowa.gov by 4:30 p.m. on the last day of the comment period. Comments can also be sent to: 6200 Park Avenue, Suite 200, Des Moines, Iowa 50321.
Water Use Permits for Review
Find permit document details at: www.iowadnr.gov/waterusepermits
Monona County
Hobbs Family Farm, 19496 195th St., Whiting, IA 51063
Log No. 34,398
Hobbs Family Farm requests a permit authorizing withdrawal of water from one Missouri River alluvial well, 12-inch in diameter and 100 feet deep, on land generally described as the SW ¼ of the NE ¼ of Section 01, T85N, R47W, Monona County, Iowa; in the maximum quantity of 160 acre-feet per year at a maximum rate of 900 gallons per minute during the period April 1 to September 30 of each year for irrigation of up to 160 acres of general farm crops such as soybeans and corn on said land.
The Department has determined that this use of water conforms to the relevant criteria (Iowa Code Chapter 455B and Iowa Administrative Code 567) and recommends the permit be granted.
A copy of the summary report for the application is available at the website address listed above, or upon request to the Department at the address listed above. Public comments can be sent to wateruse@dnr.iowa.gov, and should specify the applicant's log number. The public comment period ends April 15.