If anyone goes to the Monticello meeting, I would appreciate knowing if
the same procedure is followed as was used for the Ames informational
Nutrient Strategy meeting, specifically, that no one in the audience is allowed
to speak. At the Ames meeting, which I think had at least 200 attendees, we
were asked to write our questions on cards and hand them in to the
strategy panel at the front of the room (panel members were the only one who
spoke aloud). Most of the questions that were handed in were never used, and
at least one question, mine, was very creatively restated, to put it
tactfully, by the panel member who read it out loud.
I've been working in conservation and going to public conservation
meetings and hearings in Iowa for more than thirty years. I have never seen
anything like the nutrient-strategy process.
Cindy Hildebrand
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Ames, IA 50010
"There is nothing in the world more beautiful than the forest clothed to
its very hollows in snow. It is the still ecstasy of nature, wherein every
spray, every blade of grass, every spire of reed, every intricacy of twig,
is clad with radiance." (William Sharp)
In a message dated 1/17/2013 11:26:44 A.M. Central Standard Time,
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PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON IOWA NUTRIENT REDUCTION STRATEGY CLOSES JANUARY
18;
MONTICELLO MEETING TOMORROW
Iowans are reminded that the public comment period on the Iowa Nutrient
Reduction Strategy closes on Friday, Jan. 18 at midnight.
Those interested in participating in the comment period can submit
comments online at _www.nutrientstrategy.iastate.edu_
(http://www.nutrientstrategy.iastate.edu/) or by mailing their comments to Nutrient Reduction Strategy,
ANR Program Services, 2101 Agronomy Hall, Ames, Iowa 50011-1010. Mailed
comments must be postmarked by Jan. 18.
A final informational meeting regarding the strategy will be held at 1
p.m. Jan. 18 at the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach office on the
Jones County Fairgrounds, 800 N. Maple St., Monticello.
The Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy is a science and technology-based
approach to assess and reduce nutrients delivered to Iowa waterways and the
Gulf of Mexico. The strategy outlines voluntary efforts to reduce nutrients
in surface water from both point sources, such as wastewater treatment
plants and industrial facilities, and nonpoint sources, including farm fields
and urban areas, in a scientific, reasonable and cost effective manner.
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and Iowa
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) worked with Iowa State University over a
two-year period to develop the strategy. The resulting strategy is the first
time such a comprehensive and integrated approach addressing both point and
nonpoint sources of nutrients has been completed.
The Iowa strategy has been developed in response to the 2008 Gulf Hypoxia
Action Plan that calls for the 12 states along the Mississippi River to
develop strategies to reduce nutrient loading to the Gulf of Mexico. The Iowa
strategy follows the recommended framework provided by EPA in 2011 and is
only the second state to complete a statewide nutrient reduction strategy.
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Iowa DNR and Iowa
State University have previously hosted two public meetings and held a
webinar to educate Iowans about the strategy and answer questions. The webinar
has been archived and can be viewed on the nutrient strategy website at
_www.nutrientstrategy.iastate.edu_ (http://www.nutrientstrategy.iastate.edu/)
.
NOTE TO EDITORS: The following is a joint press release from the Iowa
Department of Natural Resources, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land
Stewardship, and Iowa State University.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Adam Schnieders, DNR, at 515- 281-7409, [log in to unmask]
(mailto:[log in to unmask]) ;
Dustin VandeHoef, IDALS, at 515-281-3375,
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John Lawrence, Iowa State University, at 515 294-7801, [log in to unmask]
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