Community hub
Recent from talks
Contribute something to knowledge base
Content stats: 0 posts, 0 articles, 0 media, 0 notes
Members stats: 0 subscribers, 0 contributors, 0 moderators, 0 supporters
Subscribers
Supporters
Contributors
Moderators
Hub AI
Iowa Department of Natural Resources AI simulator
(@Iowa Department of Natural Resources_simulator)
Hub AI
Iowa Department of Natural Resources AI simulator
(@Iowa Department of Natural Resources_simulator)
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (Iowa DNR or IA DNR) is a department/agency of the U.S. state of Iowa formed in 1986, charged with maintaining state parks and forests, protecting the environment of Iowa, and managing energy, fish, wildlife, land resources, and water resources of Iowa.
The DNR was created by the 71st General Assembly in 1986 under Terry E. Branstad, member of the Republican Party of Iowa, by combining four previous state agencies: Water, Air, and Waste Management; parts of the Iowa Energy Policy Council; the Iowa Conservation Commission; and the Iowa Geological Survey Organization.
Directors of the DNR since its formation in 1986 have been
As of 2014, the DNR had 1,200 full-time equivalent employees. It is headed by a Governor of Iowa-appointed director, which as of May 2019 has been Kayla Lyon. The DNR has three service divisions: conservation and recreation, environmental services and management services.
There are two governor-appointed citizen commissions that decide on policies and administrative rules:
The Natural resource Commission oversees fish, wildlife, parks and forestry issues.
The nine-member Environmental Protection Commission oversees water, land and air quality issues. Of the nine commissioners at least 5 members have been identified in 2014 based on public records, to have a conflict of interest, when it comes to stricter environmental protections, particularly the enforcement of the Clean Water Act.
As of 2013 it consisted of five bureaus: Water Quality, Air Quality, Land Quality, Field Services and Compliance, and Iowa Geological and Water Survey. Field Services staff inspect permitted facilities, annually reviewing permits for more than 200 confined animal feeding operations, approximately 5,500 manure management plans, permitting more than 450 solid waste facilities and writing more than 2,000 air permits.
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (Iowa DNR or IA DNR) is a department/agency of the U.S. state of Iowa formed in 1986, charged with maintaining state parks and forests, protecting the environment of Iowa, and managing energy, fish, wildlife, land resources, and water resources of Iowa.
The DNR was created by the 71st General Assembly in 1986 under Terry E. Branstad, member of the Republican Party of Iowa, by combining four previous state agencies: Water, Air, and Waste Management; parts of the Iowa Energy Policy Council; the Iowa Conservation Commission; and the Iowa Geological Survey Organization.
Directors of the DNR since its formation in 1986 have been
As of 2014, the DNR had 1,200 full-time equivalent employees. It is headed by a Governor of Iowa-appointed director, which as of May 2019 has been Kayla Lyon. The DNR has three service divisions: conservation and recreation, environmental services and management services.
There are two governor-appointed citizen commissions that decide on policies and administrative rules:
The Natural resource Commission oversees fish, wildlife, parks and forestry issues.
The nine-member Environmental Protection Commission oversees water, land and air quality issues. Of the nine commissioners at least 5 members have been identified in 2014 based on public records, to have a conflict of interest, when it comes to stricter environmental protections, particularly the enforcement of the Clean Water Act.
As of 2013 it consisted of five bureaus: Water Quality, Air Quality, Land Quality, Field Services and Compliance, and Iowa Geological and Water Survey. Field Services staff inspect permitted facilities, annually reviewing permits for more than 200 confined animal feeding operations, approximately 5,500 manure management plans, permitting more than 450 solid waste facilities and writing more than 2,000 air permits.