Iowa Public Television's "Iowa Journal" program --

Thursday -- May 15
8:30 PM

Show summary:

There are many ways Iowans pollute their waterways: manure runoff from
livestock feeding operations, underground tiles that drain excess water
that often contains fertilizer from farm fields to a nearby river or
creek, leaking underground fuel tanks and septic sewage systems.

There is also a threat from many of the more than 1,200 underground
municipal and industrial wastewater treatment facilities.  Statewide,
much of the underground infrastructure is 50 to 100 years old -- and
crumbling.

The cost to replace underground pipes and upgrade treatment facilities
can cost communities millions of dollars.  But if pollution violations
persist, communities can face up to a $10,000 fine from the Iowa
Department of Natural Resources. The Iowa Journal visited Boone and
Sheldahl, two communities facing such fines until they moved forward
with costly upgrades.

Studio guests:   Susan Heathcote, Water Program Director with the Iowa
Environmental Council, an advocacy group that works on environmental
public policy issues and Wayne Gieselman, Division Administrator of the
Environmental Services Division of the Iowa Department of Natural
Resources.

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