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 [email protected] 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
Buena Vista County
Reding Gravel and Excavating, Oatman Pit, 2001 E Oak St., Altoona, IA 50511
Log No. 34,695
Reding Gravel & Excavating, Iowa DNR Log #34,695, requests a water use permit to withdraw water from one surface water intake on the “Oatman Pit” located on land generally described as the SW ¼ of Section 18, T90N, R36W, Buena Vista County, Iowa, in the maximum quantity of 100 million gallons per year at a maximum rate of 1,800 gallons per minute from the period of March 15 to December 15 of each year, all for dewatering, processing, and washing of sand and gravel from a quarry located 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 [email protected], and should specify the applicant's log number. The public comment period ends August 17, 2026.
Cherokee County
Reding Gravel and Excavating, Oatman Pit, 2001 E Oak St., Altoona, IA 50511
Log No. 34,696
Reding Gravel & Excavating, Walker Pit, Iowa DNR Log #34,696, requests to withdraw water from one surface water intake on the “Walker Pit” located on land generally described as the E ½ of the SW ¼ of Section 23, T92N, R40W, Cherokee County, Iowa, in the maximum quantity of 100 million gallons per year at a maximum rate of 1,800 gallons per minute from the period of March 15 to December 15 of each year, all for dewatering, processing, and washing of sand and gravel from a quarry located 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 [email protected], and should specify the applicant's log number. The public comment period ends August 17, 2026.
O’Brien County
City View Farms East, 4135 Yellow Ave, Sutherland, IA 51058
Log No. 34,700
City View Farms East requests a newly-modified water use permit authorizing withdrawals of water from three Cretaceous Dakota Sandstone wells, each about 500 feet deep, located in the NE ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 14, and from one new Cretaceous Dakota Sandstone well, about 575 feet deep, in the SW ¼ of the NE ¼ of Section 14, and from Waterman Creek, located in the NE ¼ of Section 15, all in T95N, R39W, O’Brien County, Iowa, in the maximum quantity of 78.9 million gallons per year at a maximum rate of 420 gallons per minute throughout each year for use in a cattle feeding operation on land generally described as the NW ¼ of Section 14 and the NE ¼ of Section 15, all in T95N, R39W, O’Brien County, Iowa.
The proposed permit modification represents the construction of the new Dakota well as described above. The instantaneous pumping capacity is being increased from 240 gallons per minute to 420 gallons per minute to facilitate operational flexibility.
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 [email protected], and should specify the applicant's log number. The public comment period ends August 5.