Iowa Eyes Upgrading Treatment Plants for New Water Rules
Iowa officials say over a third of the state's sewage plants may need upgrades to meet federal water quality standards. Up to 280 facilities could require enhanced treatment components, with no cost estimates yet. Legislators discuss grants, no‑interest loans, and a bonding plan to fund needed improvements without raising local taxes. The move follows the Environmental Commission setting new limits on 14 pollutants and delaying ammonia enforcement.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Allan Stokes
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Stokes
House
Bob Arnould D
Davenport
Don Avenson
Doelwein
Avenson
Richard Vohs
Terry Branstad
Vohs
Branstad
Iowa Environmental Commission
Senate OKs licenses for Iowa blood centers
The Iowa Senate approved Senate File 2049 to license and regulate blood collection and plasmapheresis centers, with annual state licensure for 22 centers and eight plasmapheresis locations. The bill creates standards for collection, processing, storage and distribution, and allows inspections by the Department of Public Health. It includes liability provisions for infectious-disease cases and establishes penalties for unlicensed operation. The measure moves to the House, with Gov Branstad backing it and a $50,000 appropriation in the 1991 budget.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Senate
Iowa
House
Terry Branstad
Sen
al Sturgeon
Sioux City
Iowa Senate negotiates environmental package with farm runoff incentives
In Des Moines the Iowa Senate Democrats finalize an environmental package offering county soil conservation commissions tools to identify and prioritize runoff hotspots. The measure provides state cost sharing and incentives such as property tax relief to farmers who seed down fragile areas rather than mandatory 16 foot filter strips. The plan ties lottery profits to environmental projects.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Senate
Democrats
C.W. “Bill” Hutchins
D-Audubon
County Soil Conservation Commissions
Iowa Prosecutor Urges Federal Role in Drug Cases
DES MOINES AP One of Iowa's federal prosecutors argues state courts should not take over major drug prosecutions yet. Charles Larson notes tougher sentences and more prison space are needed. Grassley chairs hearings on transferring cases and mediation proposals draw concern.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Charles Larson
U.S
Larson
Congress
Charles Grassley
Lowa
Grassley
Ray Rosenberg
Justice Department
Fire Extinguished After Three Day Oil Tank Blaze
A storage tank holding four million pounds of ethylene at Quantum Chemical Corp caught fire and burned for nearly three days before being extinguished Thursday night.
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Quantum Chemical Corp
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