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Air Quality
Solid Waste
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Household Hazardous Materials
Land Quality
News Release

Beware of burning: Rules on disposing of solid waste

As the weather gradually warms up and spring cleaning begins, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is reminding residents of the open burning regulations.

Display Date
November 21, 2024
Advisories, Bypass or Spill

Wastewater discharge in Woodbury County reaches Missouri River

SIOUX CITY – On November 6, the Iowa DNR Field Office in Spencer was notified by the City of Sioux City of an untreated wastewater discharge.

Display Date
November 7, 2024
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Forestry
Advisories, Bypass or Spill
News Release

Homeowners may notice spring frost damage as trees start to bud

Iowa’s early spring warm up followed by the return of below freezing evening temperatures were a shock to many trees.

Display Date
April 9, 2024
Boating
Advisories, Bypass or Spill
News Release

Water level to drop at Three Mile Lake ahead of restoration

Lake water levels at Three Mile Lake, in Union County, will be lowered this week as a part of a lake restoration project.

Display Date
August 29, 2023
Chronic Wasting Disease
Advisories, Bypass or Spill
Hunting - Deer

Chronic wasting disease found in Marshall County deer

A tissue sample collected in mid-June from a road killed adult buck deer in Marshall County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease.

Display Date
August 1, 2023
Air Quality
Advisories, Bypass or Spill
News Release

DNR issues air quality advisory for eastern Iowa through Friday

The Iowa DNR has issued an air quality advisory for all counties in the eastern half of Iowa, approximately from Interstate-35 to the east.

Display Date
June 28, 2023
Air Quality
Advisories, Bypass or Spill
News Release

DNR issues air quality advisory through Wednesday

The Iowa DNR has issued an air quality advisory for the entire state with the worst air quality expected in the eastern third of Iowa.

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June 27, 2023
Air Quality
Advisories, Bypass or Spill
News Release

Unhealthy Air in Eastern Iowa Today

Exceedances of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulates are expected today over the eastern third of the state.

Display Date
June 15, 2023
Air Quality
Advisories, Bypass or Spill
Forestry Fire
News Release

Wildfire Smoke Contributes to Exceedances of Ozone Air Quality Standards

Wildfire smoke carries particulates as well as massive amounts of gases and a cocktail of chemicals that can enhance ozone formation hundreds miles down.

Display Date
May 24, 2023
Boating
Advisories, Bypass or Spill
News Release

Take time to clean and inspect lifejackets ahead of boating season

Surprising as it may seem, March is not a busy boating month in Iowa.

Display Date
April 4, 2023
WMA & Places to Hunt and Shoot
Advisories, Bypass or Spill
News Release

Iowa DNR to begin annual spring burning, Cedar Wapsi Wildlife Unit

The Iowa DNR will be conducting prescribed burns this spring on wildlife management areas managed by the Iowa DNR’s Cedar Wapsi Wildlife Unit.

Display Date
March 27, 2023

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