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Iowa Natural Resources Commission seeking plan for dam at Palisades Kepler State Park
A consultant has been hired to review the best way to remove a low-head dam and improve the area around it at an eastern Iowa park. DNR River Programs Coordinator Nate Hoogeveen says the Palisades ...
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Changes to FEMA flood map will save some Quincy residents money. Are you one of them?
QUINCY ‒ Revisions to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's flood maps will save hundreds of Quincy property owners money for insurance costs, according to city officials. The new map will ...
Mississippi Valley Publishing15d
Senate committee approves bill to limit DNR’s ability to acquire land
The Senate Natural Resources Committee advanced a bill Wednesday that would bar the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) from purchasing land at auction. Senate Study Bill 1198 would prohibit ...
WSOC-TV15d
Floodplain map updates stall western NC rebuilding efforts
The delay is partly due to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) updating flood plain maps, which will determine eligibility for federal rebuilding funds. “We’re not going to do that ...
USA Today17d
Bill would limit Iowa DNR's ability to buy land at auction. But will it advance?
Bills in the Iowa House and Senate would limit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources from buying land at auction with some exceptions. The House bill failed to advance out of committee on ...