WATER QUALITY PROJECTS UP FOR APPROVAL AT EPC MEETING

Two water quality contracts will be sent to commissioners for approval at
the March 17 Environmental Protection Commission meeting.

A groundwater monitoring project would provide for continued sampling of 150
municipal wells for groundwater quality.  Another project would aide in
assessing nutrient control strategies as part of a statewide nutrient
strategy.

The regular EPC meeting will be held at the DNR office, 7900 Hickman Road in
Urbandale.  Public participation is scheduled for 11:30 a.m.  The meeting is
open to the public.

Information on a proposed rule giving the DNR Director discretion on
approval of animal feeding operation permits has been postponed until the
April meeting.

The complete agenda for the March 17 meeting follows:

· Approval of Agenda
· Approval of Minutes
· Director's Remarks
· Contract - U.S. Geological Survey for Groundwater Quality Monitoring
· Contract - National Soil Tilth Laboratory- Nonpoint Source Pollution
Control Project
· Proposed Rule - Chapters 64 and 69, Renewal of General Permit #4
· Contract - Solid Waste Alternatives Program - Recommendations
· Final Rule - Rescind and adopt new Chapter 116 "Registration of Waste Tire
Haulers"
· Notice of Intended Action - Amend IAC Chapter 567-117 "Waste Tire
Management"
· Contract - Bi-State Regional Commission for attainment of air quality
standards
· Contracts - Outdoor Advertising Contracts (a) Clear Channel Outdoor
($45,993) (b) Lamar Advertising ($57,750) (c) Outdoor Graphics ($4,755) and
Radio Buys & Advertising Contract (d) Clear Channel Communications ($50,000)
· Air Quality - Title V Fee Budget Review
· Proposed Contested Case Decision - Mike Messerschmidt
· Referrals to the Attorney General
a) Jeff Reed (Lenox) - underground tanks
b) John Jolin, Michael Kolbold (Sioux City) - underground tanks
c) Wisconsin North, LLC, K&K Food & Gas, Inc. and Khushal Singh John Flood
(Davenport) - underground tanks
d)Bulk Petroleum Corporation Rimade Tire Shredding and Dean Drees (Des
Moines and Bondrant) - underground tanks
e)Dave Paplow (Warren County) - solid waste, air quality, penalty collection
f) Lee Buhr, dba Meadow Mist Motel and Park View Motel (Oelwein) - drinking
water.
· Monthly Reports
· General Discussion
· Items for next meeting

The members of the commission are Kathryn Murphy, Chair, LeMars; Terrance
Townsend, Newton; Lisa Davis-Cook, West Des Moines; Rita Venner, Breda; Gary
C. Priebe, Algona; Darrell Hanson, Manchester; J. Kelly Tobin, New Market
and Lori Glanzman, Mt. Pleasant.  The director of the DNR is Jeff Vonk.

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