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  2. Double scolding to Iowa DNR is a moment to pivot and stand up ...

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    The DNR is being told from multiple angles that it has to be better on water quality; ...

  3. That’s why for nearly 40 years, the DNR has required large CAFOs to have permits to limit this dangerous pollution. Allowing large dairies to sidestep oversight would have been catastrophic for ...

  4. How clean is the water at Iowa's beaches? DNR tests it ... - AOL

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    DNR officials will post this advisory if the beach exceeds Iowa's geometric mean water quality standard for E. coli; is a "vulnerable" or "transitional" beach that exceeds a one-time sample ...

  5. Water conservation - Wikipedia

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    The conservation of water is extremely important in order to preserve wildlife habitats. There are many organisms in temperate regions who are affected by shortages in water. [12] Additionally, many freshwater organisms are increasingly feeling the impacts of water pollution as it disrupts the ecosystem. [12] "World Water Day" is celebrated on ...

  6. Water resource policy - Wikipedia

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    Green water is rainwater that was precipitated on soil that can be used naturally for plants and agriculture. [12] [11] Gray water is water that has been contaminated by human use or proximity. The gray water classification can range from freshwater fertilizer runoff pollution [13] to water contaminated from dishwashers and showers. [14]

  7. Water pollution - Wikipedia

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    A practical definition of water pollution is: "Water pollution is the addition of substances or energy forms that directly or indirectly alter the nature of the water body in such a manner that negatively affects its legitimate uses." [1]: 6 Water is typically referred to as polluted when it is impaired by anthropogenic contaminants.

  8. Appeals Court sides with business group against the DNR on ...

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    The DNR conducted testing in 2021 at sites across the state to help determine the cost of enforcing proposed standards for PFAS in drinking, surface and ground water.

  9. Nonpoint source water pollution regulations in the United ...

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    Nonpoint sources are the most significant single source of water pollution in the United States, accounting for almost half of all water pollution, [1] and agricultural runoff is the single largest source of nonpoint source water pollution. [2] This water pollution has a number of detrimental effects on human health and the environment.