Wastewater discharge ended in West Des Moines 2/23/2017 11:49:00 AM View Count 3656 WEST DES MOINES –The city of West Des Moines discovered untreated wastewater bubbling up from a manhole on the south side of the road in the 5400 block of University Avenue about 10:45 a.m. Wednesday.
Lake City discharging wastewater to creek 1/5/2017 2:33:00 PM View Count 3440 LAKE CITY — A frozen pump has led to a wastewater discharge in Lake City.
Small wastewater discharge ended in Lehigh 12/29/2016 5:45:00 PM View Count 3615 LEHIGH – Responding to a complaint received by DNR, city officials in Lehigh found a valve on the wastewater lagoon was open on Dec. 28.
Wastewater discharge into Storm Lake Monday night 12/6/2016 2:14:00 PM View Count 3384 STORM LAKE – Officials in the city of Storm Lake reported to DNR this morning that an unknown, but small, amount of untreated wastewater leaked into Storm Lake overnight.
Lake City Wastewater discharge controlled, but repairs will take time 11/10/2016 5:52:00 PM View Count 3736 LAKE CITY – The city of Lake City, Calhoun County, successfully stopped a wastewater discharge about 4 p.m. Wednesday by pumping wastewater to a nearby pasture.
Heavy rainfall causes some wastewater overflows in northwest Iowa 9/16/2016 3:41:00 PM View Count 3650 SPENCER – Reports of wastewater discharges caused by heavy rains are trickling into environmental field offices for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
Wastewater discharge diverted in West Des Moines 8/18/2016 1:05:00 PM View Count 3521 WEST DES MOINES – City officials are capturing and diverting wastewater from a sewer pipe discharge near Jordan Creek and Jordan Creek Parkway in West Des Moines. The creek runs along the north side of E. P. True Parkway before entering Southwoods Park.
Ongoing wastewater discharge in Mount Pleasant 7/27/2016 4:34:00 PM View Count 4116 MOUNT PLEASANT -- The city of Mount Pleasant in Henry County reported an ongoing wastewater discharge to DNR Wednesday afternoon.
Wastewater Discharge in Armstrong 5/12/2016 3:36:00 PM View Count 4260 ARMSTRONG – A power outage caused a pump to fail in the city of Armstrong in Emmet County early Thursday morning.
Leaking Basin Discharges To Creek Near Carroll 5/11/2016 3:58:00 PM View Count 3797 CARROLL – Wednesday morning the owner of a cattle feedlot located about six miles southeast of Carroll called DNR to report a leak from a runoff holding basin.
Limited Wastewater Discharge To West Lake Okoboji 5/4/2016 4:22:00 PM View Count 3885 SPIRIT LAKE – The Great Lakes Sanitary Sewer District discovered a wastewater discharge at 10:30 a.m. following an electrical failure at a N. Lagoon Street pumping station located in the city of Spirit Lake.
Burlington Wastewater Discharges Delayed Until Wednesday 5/3/2016 11:22:00 AM View Count 3700 BURLINGTON – The city of Burlington stopped discharging untreated wastewater to the Mississippi River about 4:30 p.m. Monday.
Public Meetings to Discuss New Wastewater Permits 4/21/2016 8:07:00 AM View Count 4202 DES MOINES – The DNR will hold two public stakeholder meetings in May to answer questions and collect public comments on two proposed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) wastewater general permits.
DNR Investigating Wastewater Discharge, Fish Kill in Eddyville 4/21/2016 8:02:00 AM View Count 4163 EDDYVILLE – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a fish kill following a discharge of partially treated wastewater into an unnamed tributary of the Des Moines River early Thursday morning.
Cattle Runoff in Pottawatomie County Discharging to Small Stream 4/20/2016 3:16:00 PM View Count 3851 CARSON – The DNR is investigating an anonymous complaint today about runoff from a cattle feedlot about three miles southwest of Carson in Pottawatomie County.
Storm Caused Evacuation, Wastewater Discharge In Clinton County 3/16/2016 8:03:00 AM View Count 3966 CLINTON – Storm damage in the Royal Pines Village mobile home park on Highway 30 west of Clinton led to evacuation of the park Tuesday night.
Wastewater Discharge in Sheldon 3/8/2016 6:44:00 AM View Count 4539 SHELDON – Thanks to an observant angler, the DNR and city of Sheldon wastewater operators were alerted to a wastewater discharge Monday.
Wastewater Discharge Occurs in Blairsburg 1/12/2016 10:23:00 AM View Count 4238 BLAIRSBURG – The city of Blairsburg in Hamilton County lost all pumping capability at their lift station about 2 or 3 p.m. Monday.
Wastewater Discharge Reaches Little Storm Lake Wildlife Area; Heavy Rain Causes Discharges Throughout State 12/14/2015 10:23:00 AM View Count 3932 DES MOINES – Heavy rainfall throughout much of the state has overloaded many wastewater treatment systems in Iowa, causing wastewater discharges.
Wastewater Discharge Occurring From Elliott Treatment Lagoon 12/11/2015 11:25:00 AM View Count 3952 ELLIOTT – The DNR is investigating the report of an ongoing wastewater discharge at the city of Elliott’s wastewater lagoon.
Wastewater Discharge In Rock Rapids, Lyon County 10/28/2015 10:29:00 AM View Count 4154 ROCK RAPIDS – The city operator noticed there was no inflow to the Rock Rapids Wastewater Treatment Plant about 4 p.m. yesterday, indicating a broken pipe or other problem.
Wastewater Discharge in Burlington Saturday 9/14/2015 12:00:00 PM View Count 3747 BURLINGTON – Following a brief power outage Saturday night, the city of Burlington discharged partially treated wastewater to the Mississippi River.