A rural water system in northwest Iowa would be required to idle its wells near the Ocheyedan River when its flow is too low, according to the Iowa DNR s plan.
Carbon dioxide pipeline rules range from seemingly no rules in Nebraska to Iowa’s robust system, which puts all regulation and operation into the hands of one governing body.
An ethanol plant that has operated for an unknown number of years without air filtration equipment on one of its grain bins was recently fined $10,000.
Newly announced federal grants will benefit the research and implementation of farming practices that create healthier soil, less waterway pollution and a potential new source of revenue for Iowa farmers.