Proposed Rule for Ambient Air Quality Standards- Public Hearings

This proposed rulemaking would establish ambient air quality standards for
hydrogen sulfide and ammonia.  These rules are intended to establish the
ambient air quality standards recommended in the Iowa Concentrated Animal
Feeding Operations Air Quality Study to the extent that they are consistent
with the intent of the CAFO legislation, SF 2293.

The proposed rules can be found at: www.state.ia.us/epd/epcmintz/02jul22a.htm
 Click on agenda item number 10.


An informational meeting will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 5 p.m. on September
11, 2002, in the conference rooms of the Air Quality Bureau of the Department
of Natural Resources, located at 7900 Hickman Road, Suite 1, Urbandale, Iowa.
 At the informational meeting, department staff will be available to answer
questions on any of the proposed rule revisions.


Four public hearings will be held. The dates, locations and time of these
hearings are:

September 17, 2002 at 7 P.M. in Room 108A of the Iowa Lakes Community
College's Gateway North Center, located at 1900 North Grand Avenue in
Spencer, Iowa.

September 24, 2002 at 7 P.M. in the conference room of the Iowa Western
Community College, located at 906 Sunnyside Lane, Atlantic, Iowa.

September 30, 2002 at 7 P.M. at the North Iowa Area Community College's
Muse-Norris Center, located at 500 College Drive, Mason City, Iowa.

October 2, 2002 at 7 P.M. in the conference rooms of the Urbandale Public
Library, located at 3520 86th Street in Urbandale, Iowa.

Comments may be submitted orally or in writing during the public hearings.
All comments must be received no later than October 4, 2002.  Written
comments should be directed to Bryan Bunton, Iowa Department of Natural
Resources, Air Quality Bureau, 7900 Hickman Road, Suite 1, Urbandale, IA
50322, FAX 515-242-5094, [log in to unmask]




Erin Jordahl
Director, Iowa Chapter Sierra Club
3839 Merle Hay Road, Suite 280
Des Moines, IA 50310
515-277-8868
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