Region 7 Water

EPA Provides Comments on Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy

• Letter from EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks, Jan. 9, 2013 (PDF) (5 pp., 276K, About PDF)

Draft Work Plan Agreement Between IDNR and EPA Region 7

• Draft Work Plan Agreement (PDF) (7 pp., 70K, About PDF) NOTE: This is the proposed Work Plan Agreement that has been provided to IDNR by EPA Region 7, and is being posted for informational purposes.

Public Comments Received by EPA Regarding IDNR's Response to EPA's Preliminary Report

• Complete Listing of Public Comments (PDF) (588 pp., 5.4MB, About PDF)

Iowa Department of Natural Resources' (IDNR) Response

• Letter from IDNR Director Chuck Gipp to EPA Region 7, Sept. 11, 2012 (PDF) (1 pg., 34K, About PDF)
• IDNR's Response to Iowa CAFOs Preliminary Report, September 2012 (PDF) (13 pp., 208K, About PDF)

Preliminary Results of an Informal Investigation of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in the State of Iowa

• Letter from EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks to Iowa Department of Natural Resources, July 12, 2012 (PDF) (1 pg, 122K, About PDF)
• Iowa CAFOs Preliminary Report, July 2012 (PDF) (40 pp, 288K, About PDF)
• Appendices 1-15 (PDF) (256 pp, 22.4MB, About PDF)

Welcome to the EPA Region 7 Water page

Our Water Division implements programs to protect human health and the environment by preventing and reducing contamination of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska's surface and ground water. Authority was given to EPA to regulate surface and ground water by the 1987 amendments to the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the 1986 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). For information on a program click one of the links below. To learn more about the watershed you live in, visit EPA's Surf Your Watershed site. Or you can visit EPA's Water home page.

No Discharge Zones in Region 7