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From: Jim H Clark <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, July 3, 2009 10:40:11 AM
Subject: Water Quality Meetings

 
DNR 
Seeks Public Comment on CHANGES TO THREE Water Quality Standards CRITERIA 
The DNR is seeking 
public comments on proposed rules that would establish requirements to protect and manage the water 
quality of Iowa ’s surface 
waters.
 Recently, the DNR began 
to compile research related to toxicity of total dissolved solids, chloride and 
sulfate. The purpose was to update and develop criteria for these parameters to 
better protect aquatic life based on new scientific 
information.
 With the availability of 
new research and toxicity data, the information is now available to propose 
numeric criteria for chloride and sulfate to better protect river, stream and 
lake aquatic life uses and revaluate the current interim approach for total 
dissolved solids criteria.
 People can comment on 
the proposed rules orally or in writing at seven public meetings, listed 
alphabetically by town:
·        Atlantic: 
10:00 a.m. July 15, Atlantic Public 
Library, 507 Poplar 
St.
·        ClearLake : 11:00 a.m. July 16, 
Clear Lake  Public Library , 200 N. Fourth St . 
·        Des 
Moines: 1:00 p.m. July 9, 
fifth floor conference rooms of the Wallace State  Office Building , 502 E. Ninth 
St .
·        Dubuque: 11:00 a.m. July 13, Dubuque Public Library, 360 W. 11th 
St.
·        Iowa 
City: 6:00 p.m. July 13, Iowa City Public Library,  123 S. Linn 
St.
·        OrangeCity : 11:00 a.m. July 7, Orange City Public Library, 112 Albany Avenue SE 
·        Spencer: 6:00 p.m. July 
7, Spencer Public Library, 21 E. 
Third St .
 The proposed changes 
would:
	* Establish numerical  water quality criteria for chloride, for the protection of aquatic  life 
·        Establish numerical 
water quality criteria for sulfate, for the protection of aquatic life and 
livestock watering
·        Remove 
criteria for total dissolved solids and associated implementation 
procedures.
Revise the default 
hardness level used for hardness-dependent chemical criteria
Find 
detailed information on the changes and view thecomplete rule 
proposalat www.iowadnr.gov/water/standards/chloride.html.
 People can submit 
written comments to Adam Schnieders at the Iowa DNR, 502 East Ninth St. , Des Moines , IA  50319 , or by e-mail to [log in to unmask] The 
DNR will accept comments until Aug. 14, 2009.
 For more information, 
contact Schnieders by e-mail or at (515) 
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