Drought conditions in northwest, western, and central Iowa improved in March thanks to above-average rainfall, according to ...

Water quality restoration is the simple goal. Bischoff outlined how increasing water clarity and reducing algae in Green Valley will provide a healthier ecosystem in a lake which is a popular location ...

Over the past decade, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has reported 694 impaired water segments. The majority — 80 percent — are rivers, followed by 127 lake segments, or 18 percent.

Iowa DNR seasonal worker Trevon Zeman holds a shovelnose ... The first phase of the project — consultation and engineering — will be paid for by the DNR, using the state marine fuel tax.

The city said in a statement released Thursday that the grant from the Wastewater and Drinking Water Treatment Financial ...

While many residents have made their opinions against redeveloping Dodge Riverside Golf Course clear, city officials are gathering information about its potential future use.

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that declared only wetlands connected to a “water of the U.S.” will be protected. That ruling, ...

We had hired a local engineering firm (Shive ... our intent to be a good steward of our natural resources and a good member of our community." Iowa 80 and Joplin 44 revised their SPCC plans ...

In particular, they questioned whether a Shive-Hattery Architecture and Engineering report ... species habitat from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, without local surveys or assessments.

Iowa isn’t exactly famous for dramatic landscapes – we’re talking about a state whose topographical claim to fame is having ...