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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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
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
Dallas Pork, LLC and Gift Pork, LLC
Dawson, IA - Dallas County

Develop and submit a standard operating procedure for the land application of manure and implement upon approval; comply with manure spill notification requirements; and pay a $3,500 administrative penalty.
03/09/2023
Consent Order - 7458
Contact: Kelli Book
Burken, Mike
Clinton, IA - Clinton County

Cease the illegal disposal and burning of solid waste and comply with applicable laws in the future; and pay a $4,500 administrative penalty.
03/09/2023
Consent Order - 7492
Contact: David Scott
Precision Manure Application, Inc.
Iowa Falls, IA - Cerro Gordo County

Ensure all employees are properly certified to handle, transport, and apply manure; and pay a $5,000 administrative penalty.
03/08/2023
Consent Order - 7468
Contact: Kelli Book
Feinberg, Phil S.E. Iowa Metals Recycling, Inc.
Lockridge, IA - Jefferson County

Remove and properly dispose of waste tires; cease improper handling and storage of appliances and cathode ray tubes; cease and prevent the illegal open burning of combustible material; comply with all requirements of the facility's National Pollutant Disposal Elimination System permit and stormwater pollution prevention plan; remove and properly dispose of all vehicle fluids prior to storing for scrap; and pay a $2,500 administrative penalty.
03/02/2023
Amendment to Consent Order - 7354
Contact: David Scott
Gilarski, Mark
Ames, IA - Story County

Surrender drinking water treatment certification; do not hold any certifications for drinking water treatment, drinking water distribution, or wastewater treatment for two years.
02/21/2023
Consent Order - 7467
Contact: Noah Poppelreiter
Ritter, Cody
Charles City, IA - Floyd County

Comply with all open burning laws and pay a $4,500 administrative penalty.
02/20/2023
Consent Order - 7456
Contact: David Scott
N-T Lands, L.L.C.
Glenwood, IA - Mills County

Comply with all terms of its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit, including its storm water pollution prevention plan; cease all illegal discharges into waters of the state; remove sediment that has accumulated in the storm water collection system; and pay a $8,000 administrative penalty.
02/15/2023
Consent Order - 7433
Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum
Stevenson, Thomas
Maquoketa, IA - Jackson County

Cease illegal disposal and burning of solid waste; comply with all applicable solid waste disposal and open burning law in the future; and pay a $4,500 administrative penalty.
02/15/2023
Consent Order - 7468
Contact: David Scott
Pope, Mike
Manly, IA - Cerro Gordo County

Dispose of all remaining debris at a landfill and submit receipts as proof of disposal; cease open burning; comply with asbestos regulations in the future; and pay a $3,000 administrative penalty.
02/15/2023
Consent Order - 7416
Contact: Kelli Book
Whistler, James and Debbie
Vam Wert, IA - Decatur County

Cease hauling and storing waste tires above the 500 tire limit; cease illegal open burning; comply with all solid waste and open burning laws in the future; and pay a $5,000 administrative penalty.
02/08/2023
Consent Order - 7394
Contact: David Scott
Higgins, Boderic
Brandon, IA - Buchanan County

Pay a $3,000 administrative penalty.
02/03/2023
Consent Order - 7429
Contact: Kelli Book
Brandenburg, Joe Brandenburg Drainage, Inc.
Maquoketa, IA - Clinton County

Cease illegal disposal and open burning of solid waste, including waste tires; comply with applicable law in the future; and pay a $4,500 administrative penalty.
01/27/2023
Consent Order - 7466
Contact: David Scott
City of Sloan
Sloan, IA - Woodbury County

Submit a chloride removal schedule for approval; submit chlorine removal update reports; and pay a $1,000 administrative penalty.
01/23/2023
Consent Order - 7357
Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum
Roche, Chad
Lake Mills, IA - Worth County

Cease collecting waste tires and comply with applicable waste tire disposal, storage, and transportation laws; remove and properly dispose of all waste tires in excess of 500 PTE; submit receipt of disposal; and pay a $10,000 administrative penalty.
01/20/2023
Administrative Order - 7437
Contact: David Scott
Zieser, Brad
Center Point, IA - Benton County

Pay a $3,000 administrative penalty.
01/13/2023
Administrative Order - 7421
Contact: Kelli Book
Hightower Development, Inc.
Tiffin, IA - Johnson County

Comply with all terms of its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit and pay a $5,000 administrative penalty.
01/13/2023
Consent Order - 7434
Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum
Flynn, Kevin
West Chester, IA - Washington County

Obtain the services of a permitted asbestos abatement company to supervise cleanup of the site and properly dispose of all asbestos-containing waste; submit an asbestos notification to the DNR prior to starting the cleanup; submit landfill receipts after completing the cleanup; and pay a $10,000 administrative penalty
01/13/2023
Administrative Order - 7399
Contact: Kelli Book
Junker, Nolan
New Hartford, IA - Grundy County

Submit 2022's manure management plan update and fee and pay a $3,000 administrative penalty.
01/13/2023
Administrative Order - 7400
Contact: Kelli Book
Nelson, Steve Nelson Construction, LLC
Sioux City, IA - Woodbury County

Send at least one primary employee to a three-day Asbestos Inspector course and submit proof of completion to the DNR and pay a $6,000 administrative penalty.
01/13/2023
Administrative Order - 7381
Contact: Kelli Book
Aukes, Ronald
Buffalo Center, IA - Winnebago County

Cease illegal disposal and burning of solid waste; properly dispose of solid waste and appliances and pay a $5,000 administrative penalty.
12/21/2022
Consent Order - 7444
Contact: David Scott
City of Eagle Grove
Eagle Grove, IA - Wright County

Amend construction completion dates.
12/15/2022
Amendment to Administrative Order - 7253
Contact: Carrie Schoenebaum
Brand, Howard C6-Zero Iowa, LLC C6-Zero Holdings, LLC
Marengo, IA - Iowa County

Immediately secure the facility and the property surrounding the facility to prevent access; prevent stormwater run-off from entering a water of the state; develop an environmental site assessment plan and implement upon approval; develop a remedial action plan and implement upon approval; properly dispose of all solid waste on site; and cease operating until fully in compliance with Iowa law
12/15/2022
Administrative Order - 7463
Contact: David Scott
Knuth Farms, Inc.
Bernard, IA - Dubuque County

Pay a $3,000 administrative penalty.
12/14/2022
Consent Order - 7443
Contact: Kelli Book
Arends, Michael
Cedar Falls, IA - Black Hawk County

Cease all illegal solid waste disposal and illegal open burning; properly dispose or recycle all solid waste on site and submit receipts; and pay a $10,000 administrative penalty.
12/13/2022
Administrative Order - 7347
Contact: Anne Preziosi
Erickson, Brian Dutch Square Farms, LLC
Riceville, IA - Howard County

Submit an updated emergency response plan and pay a $1,000 administrative penalty.
12/08/2022
Consent Order - 7435
Contact: Kelli Book
Wood, Dean
Anamosa, IA - Jones County

Cease all illegal solid waste disposal and illegal open burning; collect and properly dispose or recycle all solid waste remaining on-site and submit disposal receipts; and pay a $3,000 administrative penalty.
12/08/2022
Consent Order - 7407
Contact: Anne Preziosi
Wendl, Brian
Carroll, IA - Carroll County

Develop and implement a standard operating procedure for manure land application, comply with the facility's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit, and pay a $2,000 administrative penalty.
12/07/2022
Consent Order - 7426
Contact: Kelli Book
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