Iowa Plans State Water Allocation Strategy
The Iowa Water, Air and Waste Management Commission begins a plan for allocating the state's water resources. Project manager Brian Borofka notes Iowa’s water is plentiful yet finite, urging a formal plan to address future droughts and competing uses. The commission was created in 1982 to write a comprehensive state water plan for lawmakers by January 15, 1985.
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Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Commission
Environmental Agency
Iowa water plan aims to map resources and future needs
A four member team will assess Iowa water resources, current uses, and projections of future needs. The study will factor population changes, agricultural and industrial expansion, and residential needs. It will coordinate with state agencies to gather data and set priorities for use including interruptible water. Municipal, industrial, and power needs are considered amid drought risk.
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Borofka
Iowa
Iowa Geological Survey
The
Iowa Conservation Commission
Soil Conservation Groups
Office For Planning and Programming
Congress unlikely to ease AT&T divestiture fallout this fall
The FCC delayed a $2 monthly access fee and long distance rate cuts, but Congress likely won’t rush to pass restructuring legislation before adjourning in November. Rep. Tom Tauke warns next year may bring a bill, while critics fear higher local costs and more bypass by major users like state networks and firms such as Rockwell-Collins and Teleconnect.
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David Lynch Gazette
Washington Reporter
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Congress
At&t
FCC
At&T’s
Tom Tauke
Dubuque
House Energy and Commerce Committee
House
Senate
Tauke
Iowa
Rockwell-Collins
Cedar Rapids
Northeast
Midwest
Florida
Teleconnect
MCI
Chicago
New Iowa Product Development Corporation Opens for Inventors
Des Moines Iowa launches a quasi public agency to aid inventors with funding where traditional sources fail. A seven member board appointed by the governor will govern the program which offers royalties in exchange for aid. Doug Getter temporary president notes most inventors will work with Ames Center for Industrial Research and Service first. The Legislature appropriated 729000 after a 2.8 percent cut. bonds may total up to 1 million. The program has already attracted about a dozen inquiries.
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Iwewspaper Associacy
Des Moines
Iowa Product Development Corporation
Iowa
Iowa Development Commission
Senate
Doug Getter
Commission
Getter
Center For Industrial Research and Service
Ames
Product Development Corporation
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