IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES April 19, 2007 For immediate release 1. Public asked to attend meeting on improving McLoud Run, Iowa's only urban trout stream PUBLIC ASKED TO ATTEND MEETING ON IMPROVING MCLOUD RUN, IOWA'S ONLY URBAN TROUT STREAM MEDIA CONTACT: Joe Herring, DNR, at (515) 281-8143. CEDAR RAPIDS - Iowans interested in improving Iowa's only trout stream can attend a public meeting and review a DNR improvement plan for the stream. The DNR has developed a water quality improvement plan for McLoud Run, a spring-fed stream located in the heart of Cedar Rapids. The stream has water conditions cold enough to support a trout population year-round. However, McLoud Run landed on the state's impaired waters list after a fish kill in August 2001. Heat shock caused the fish kill when a rapid rise in water temperature stressed the trout. The rise in temperature came from rain water that fell on hot roofs, parking lots and paved areas, and then ran into the stream. The DNR will ask Iowans for their input on the improvement plan at the meeting, to be held May 2 at 10:30 a.m. at the Cedar Rapids Water Department. The meeting will take place in the water department's north conference room, located at 1111 Shaver Rd. NE. "McLoud Run is a unique resource for the people of Cedar Rapids, and we need their help to make it a healthier stream," said Joe Herring, with the DNR's Watershed Improvement section. "The input of Cedar Rapids residents is very important to us, as they're the ones who know and use the stream." Those not able to attend the public meeting can receive more information at www.iowadnr.gov/water/watershed/tmdl/ and submit comments on the plan (by May 21) via the following ways: E-mail: [log in to unmask] Telephone: Joe Herring at (515) 281-8143 Mail: Joe Herring, Iowa DNR, Wallace State Office Building, 502 E. 9th St., Des Moines, Iowa 50319 The DNR's water quality improvement plan, also called by its technical name of Total Maximum Daily Load, outlines the problems and potential solutions to the problems in McLoud Run. After gathering Iowans' comments, the DNR will forward the final plan to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for approval. Local groups interested in helping McLoud Run can then use the plan to assist their improvement efforts. -30- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp