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Iowa DNR working to remove or modify low-head dams, could be roughly a century until complete
The state of Iowa has a map of every single one ... you should avoid them,” Nate Hoogeveen, director of river programs for the Iowa DNR. The Iowa DNR says these dams are “extremely dangerous.” ...
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Iowa DNR investigating ‘dark’ and ‘murky’ water near North Raccoon River
The Iowa Department of Natural ... Jefferson.According to a press release from DNR, officials do not believe the discolored water reached the North Raccoon River, to which the ditch drains.No ...
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Iowa’s polluted waterways rarely see improvement. Lawmakers still resist efforts to regulate industrial ag
The USGS collects water samples from the river once a month. The agency tests samples for several substances including nitrate level. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) The Iowa DNR updates the impaired ...