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A record-breaking wrap: 2023 beach monitoring statistics

posted 9/8/2023
Last week was the final week of summer beach monitoring, unofficially ending the summer recreational season. IEC looks back at what was a record-breaking year of Iowa beach advisories.

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IEC launches website Iowa's Declining Decade

posted 5/26/2023
As Iowa's Big Ag groups celebrate a 'Defining Decade' this month, IEC unveiled our new website 'Iowa's Declining Decade' marking the tenth anniversary of the state's Nutrient Reduction Strategy. DecliningDecade.org cuts through big ag propaganda and reminds Iowans of how little progress is actually being made on the state's pollution reduction goals through the taxpayer-funded NRS.

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A summer worth watching: The 2022 recreation season

posted 9/9/2022
The Iowa DNR has ended weekly beach monitoring for the year. Before we turn our focus fully to fall, let's recap the major water stories of the summer.

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Report: Clean Water Act's Promises Half Kept at Half Century

posted 3/17/2022
A new report by the Environmental Integrity Project shows the promises of the Clean Water Act, passed in 1972, are only 50% met 50 years later. IEC's Water Program Associate Director Alicia Vasto participated in the report release, discussing the agricultural exemption in the CWA and the impact that has had on water quality in Iowa and the U.S.

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Summer Ends but the Watch Continues

posted 9/10/2021
As summer beach monitoring comes to a close, we recap the increasing number of water advisories around the state and take a look at our work going forward.

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IEC Calls on DNR to Set Water Quality Standards for Nitrogen and Phosphorus

posted 7/9/2021
Last week, IEC and partner Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC) submitted written comments asking for DNR to include numeric nutrient criteria in their triennial review work plan.

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2020 Impaired Waters List in Iowa: Concerning Trends Continue

posted 12/1/2020
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) released the draft 2020 303(d) Impaired Waters List for the state of Iowa on Tuesday, December 1, 2020. IEC staff have reviewed the report and share their concerns with the increasing impairment list.

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IEC Announces 2020 Pro H2O Award Winners

posted 8/14/2020
Pro H2O will take place virtually on September 10 and will continue to recognize Iowans doing important work to improve water quality and bring attention to water issues in our state. Meet three award winners and learn more about their work.

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IDNR Announces New Microcystin Threshold for Beach Advisories

posted 6/8/2020
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources recently announced they will follow the EPA's recommended threshold of 8 micrograms per liter of microcystin for issuing beach advisories. IEC looks into this change and why it is important for public health.

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State's Triennial Review of Iowa's Water Quality Standards Fails to Address Nutrient Pollution

posted 1/8/2020
The State of Iowa has once again chosen to ignore dangerous nutrient pollution in Iowa's waters by refusing to adopt numeric nutrient criteria. This refusal comes as part of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) Triennial Review work plan for 2018-2020 state water quality standards, released in late December 2019.

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