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Algae, E.coli, and Closures: Wrapping up the 2024 Beach Season

posted 9/6/2024
This is the final week of summer beach monitoring, unofficially ending the summer recreational season. Thank you for following along with us for the past 15 weeks of Weekly Water Watch. Before we turn our focus toward fall, let's look back at another unprecedented year of Iowa beach advisories.

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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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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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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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2021 Beach Season Kicks Off With Three Advisories

posted 5/28/2021
The 2021 beach season officially kicks off this weekend. That means its time for Weekly Water Watch to start up again. This week there are three advisories for Iowa beaches.

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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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Despite a strategy for reduction, the NRS Annual Report shows nitrogen exports up

posted 8/4/2020
The 2018-2019 Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy Report now includes data on nitrogen export and the numbers are moving in the wrong direction: up.

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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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