DES
MOINES — Iowa businesses, organizations and citizens are invited to apply for
the Governor’s Iowa Environmental Excellence Awards. To download an application,
go to www.iowadnr.gov/eeawards; applications are due April
12, 2013.
These
awards are the premier environmental honors in Iowa, recognizing leadership and
innovation in the protection of Iowa’s water, land and
air.
There
is still plenty of time to complete an application; for 2013 organizations are
encouraged to submit electronically to reduce paper waste and eliminate mail
delays. Complete instructions are included in the application
packet.
“The
Environmental Excellence Awards allow us to showcase and share the creative
efforts businesses and organizations in Iowa are utilizing to protect our
natural resources as well as grow jobs in our state,” said Gov. Terry
Branstad.
In
addition to rewarding important efforts to improve Iowa’s natural resources,
Gov. Branstad noted that highlighting success stories benefits other businesses
and organizations in the state.
Innovation is one of the key
components needed to reaching important state goals of creating 200,000 new
jobs, increasing personal income by 25 percent in the state and promoting Iowa’s
Healthiest State initiative, Branstad said.
Awards
will be given for Overall Environmental Excellence, along with Special Project
Awards in:
The
awards program is coordinated by the Iowa Governor’s Office, the Department of
Natural Resources, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, the
Iowa Department of Economic Development, the Iowa Department of Education, the
Iowa Department of Public Health and the Iowa Waste Reduction
Center.
For
more information and to download an application, go to www.iowadnr.gov/eeawards or contact Emily Bainter at
515-242-5955 or [log in to unmask].
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DNR
ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
DES
MOINES — The DNR has taken the following enforcement actions. The following are
only briefs; copies of enforcement actions, including the full, original orders
and contact information, are available on the DNR’s website at www.iowadnr.gov/InsideDNR/AboutDNR/EnforcementActions.aspx.
Administrative
Orders
Responsible parties have 30
days to appeal the order or 60 days to pay the
penalty.
Black Hawk
County
Nazareth Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Cedar Falls
Submit past due monthly
operation reports (MORs) and pay $3,000 penalty for MOR
violations.
Dubuque
County
Massey Properties, LLC, dba The
Wharf, Dubuque
Comply with state standards for
this public water supply and pay $10,000 penalty for
violations.
Harrison
County
Kenneth Kline
Install facility improvements
and abide by other restrictions on facility operation, and pay $10,000 penalty.
The order has been appealed.
Johnson
County
Mid River Marine Service and
Storage, Inc., North Liberty
Comply with water supply
requirements and pay $8,720 penalty.
Linn
County
B Petro Corporation, Cedar
Rapids
Comply with state underground
storage tank standards and pay $7,728 penalty for existing
violations.
Pottawattamie
County
Anderson Excavating Company,
Inc.
Resolve compliance issues at
the company’s construction and demolition landfill and pay $10,000 penalty. The
order has been appealed.
Scott
County
City of Dixon
Comply
with state standards for nitrate for this public water supply and pay a $9,500
penalty for failure to correct nitrate MCL violations.
Meyer & Hamann Excavating,
Inc., Dixon
Cease illegal solid waste
disposal and open burning of solid wastes, properly remove the remaining
materials from the site, and pay $9,920 penalty.
Washington
County
Sun-Jon, Inc.,
Kalona
Requirement to submit complete
application for renewal of wastewater operation permit and pay $3,000 penalty.
Company is prohibited from land application of wastewater until such time as
renewed permit has been issued.
Webster
County
City of Fort Dodge
Provide backup power supply for
wells and water treatment plant and pay $10,000 penalty. The order has been
appealed.
Consent
Orders
A consent order is issued as an
alternative to issuing an administrative order. A consent order indicates that
the DNR has voluntarily entered into a legally enforceable agreement with the
other party.
Appanoose
County
L&W Quarries, Inc., Mystic
Pay $5,300 penalty for
violations of air quality construction permit.
Cedar
County
Noah Coppess,
Stanwood
Comply
in the future with regulations concerning proper disposal of solid waste, open
burning, and asbestos compliance; remove all remaining solid waste from property
and properly dispose of it; and pay $7,500 penalty.
Grundy
County
Snittjer Grain Company, Inc.,
Wellsburg
Pay $10,000 penalty to resolve
violations pertaining to illegal open burning of solid
wastes.
Hardin
County
PLCP, LLLP, aka Pine Lake Corn
Processors, LP, Steamboat Rock
Pay
$10,000 penalty for past air quality construction permit
violations.
Jasper
County
City of Reasnor
Comply with construction
schedule for wastewater treatment facility improvements, properly operate and
maintain existing wastewater collection and treatment facilities, and pay $1,500
penalty.
Thombert, Inc.,
Newton
Pay $4,851 penalty for past air
quality recordkeeping violations at facility.
Muscatine
County
61 Park LLC, dba Maplewood
Estates
Pay $3,000 penalty for NPDES
permit effluent limit violations.
A separate consent order sets
out the schedule needed to upgrade the wastewater treatment facility in order to
comply with effluent limitations. The order includes stipulated penalty
provisions.
Scott
County
Joint Use of Sanitary Sewers
and Sewage Disposal Facilities: Davenport, Bettendorf, Riverdale and Panorama
Park
Schedule for necessary upgrades
to the Davenport Water Pollution Control Plant and the wastewater collection
systems of Davenport and Bettendorf to achieve compliance with applicable
requirements and to eliminate the discharge of untreated wastewater from the
collection systems.
Sterling Woods Homeowners
Association, Inc.
Pay $3,000 penalty for past
violations of DNR’s water supply requirements. $1,500 of penalty amount may be
paid as a supplemental environmental project (SEP) to Scott County Conservation
Board. The penalty and the SEP have been paid.
Consent
Amendments
A consent amendment is issued
in settlement of a previous administrative order or to amend a pre‐existing
consent order. A consent amendment indicates that the DNR has voluntarily
entered into a legally enforceable agreement with the other
party.
Des Moines
County
June Oyer, Parsons Diehl, LLC,
Burlington
Amends a 2011 administrative
order to: properly close wastewater treatment facility at Plantation Village
Mobile Home Park and pay $2,500 penalty if wastewater treatment facility is not
closed by May 1, 2013. This order settles previous administrative
appeal.
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