The Iowa DNR is proposing to make several changes to Chapter 61, Water Quality Standards, and Chapter 72, Criteria for Approval (Flood Plain Development) of the Iowa Administrative Code. The DNR is holding several public hearings in early February and is also accepting written comments through the public comment period ending Feb. 25, 2003.
The formal Notice of Intended Action published in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin as ARC 2228B can be found at:
www.legis.state.ia.us/Rules/2003/Bulletin/ACB030108.html
Additional information on Water Quality Standards can be found on the DNR website at: www.state.ia.us/epd/wtresrce/wquality/index.htm
If you have questions regarding the proposed changes to the Water Quality Standards, please contact Ralph Turkle of the DNR Water Resources Section at [log in to unmask] or 515-281-7025
Written comments should be submitted to:
Ralph Turkle
Iowa DNR
Wallace State Office Building
900 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50319
fax 515-281-8895
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Public hearings will be held on the following dates:
Feb. 3 1 PM Atlantic, IA
Municipal Utilities conference room, 15 West Third Street
Feb. 4 1 PM Iowa City, IA
Iowa City Public Library meeting room A, 123 South Linn Street
Feb. 4 7 PM Decorah, IA
Decorah City Hall meeting room, 400 Claiborne Drive
Feb. 6 10 AM Cherokee, IA
Cherokee Community Center, 530 West Bluff Street
Feb. 6 6:30 PM Clear Lake, IA
Clear Lake community meeting room, 15 North Sixth Street
Feb. 7 1 PM Des Moines, IA
Wallace State Office Building, 5th floor conference room, 900 East Grand Ave.
Feb. 11 7 PM Garnavillo, IA
Garnavillo Community Center, 106 West Niagara
Erin E. Jordahl
Director, Iowa Chapter Sierra Club
3839 Merle Hay Road, Suite 280
Des Moines, IA 50310
515-277-8868
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