Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Environmental Services Division

For Immediate Release                                                   May 
8, 2007


NOTE TO EDITORS: This is an additional update to the previously reported 
bypasses that occurred across the state after heavy rainfall the weekend of 
May 5, 2007. The original news release and more information about bypasses 
can be found at www.iowadnr.gov/news/07apr/bypass.html.

MORE COMMUNITIES REPORT WASTEWATER BYPASSES

MEDIA CONTACTS: Kirk Mathis (Lenox, Onawa, Creston, Stuart, Greenfield) at 
(712) 243-1934; Holly Vandemark (Schleswig) at (712) 243-1934; Janet 
Gastineau (Des Moines) at (515) 725-0268.

DES MOINES – The following communities reported wastewater discharges or 
provided updates on previously reported discharges to the DNR on Tuesday 
afternoon:

Adair County
Greenfield: Wastewater is overflowing via an emergency discharge pipe from 
the equalization basin at the City of Greenfield’s treatment plant. The 
wastewater began discharging to Marvel Creek, which flows into the Thompson 
River, at 11 a.m. Monday. The city estimates the discharge may stop sometime 
Wednesday, with a total of 740,000 gallons of wastewater discharged.

Crawford County
Schleswig (update):  The City of Schleswig stopped discharging wastewater 
from its treatment system to the Little Branch of the Soldier River Tuesday 
at noon. The bypass began at 7 a.m. Sunday.

Guthrie County
Stuart: The City of Stuart is bypassing partially treated wastewater from 
its treatment plant to the Middle and South Raccoon Rivers. The bypass began 
at 10:30 a.m. Sunday when the plant could not keep up with increased flows. 
The city is in the design phase of improvements to its wastewater treatment 
plant.

Monona County
Onawa: The City of Onawa began discharging wastewater to the Missouri River 
May 5. The city estimates it may be able to stop discharging sometime 
Tuesday and may discharge a total of up to 2.5 million gallons of 
wastewater.

Polk County:
Des Moines:  Des Moines Public Works reported a wastewater discharge to 
Grays Lake that began sometime Tuesday morning and ended around 1:45 p.m. 
The wastewater discharged at a rate of 5 to 10 gallons per minute.

Taylor County
Lenox: The City of Lenox began discharging wastewater to the West Branch 102 
River around 7 a.m. Monday from a lift station and manhole. The lift station 
stopped discharging at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday.

Union County
Creston: The City of Creston began discharging wastewater to the Platte 
River at 9:50 a.m. Monday from overflowing manholes. The city stopped 
discharging from the manholes at 3 a.m. Tuesday, with a total of 327,100 
gallons discharged. As its equalization basin at the treatment plant filled 
up quickly from excess flows, the city began discharging from the basin to 
the river Monday afternoon. The basin is discharging at a rate of 5.4 
million gallons per day.

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