Program Summary
9/30/2008

21IOWA Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources

Organizational Program Agricultural Drainage Well Closure: Floyd County
This program will monitor and document groundwater quality improvements resulting from the closure of three agricultural drainage wells (ADWs) in central Floyd County. These ADWs discharge nonpoint source pollutants from agricultural tile drainage and some runoff into the three-part (upper, middle and lower) Devonian carbonate aquifer system. Two of the ADWs proposed for closure are 65 feet deep and are injecting water into the upper Devonian aquifer while the third ADW is over 300 feet deep and is injecting water into all three of the aquifers. As of August 1994, closure plans for two additional ADWs near the proposed area of study have been reviewed and approved. One of these wells is over 300 feet deep and is relatively near the other deep well. This affords an opportunity to monitor the effects of five ADW closures: two deep (>300 feet) ADWs as well as three shallower ADWs in the Devonian aquifer system. In this area the Devonian aquifers are covered with over 50 feet of low permeability materials and past investigations have shown that groundwaters in such areas are naturally protected from agricultural contaminants.
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ADW1995

Ag Drainage Well Closure Project (Floyd Co.) WY1995
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ADW1996

Ag Drainage Well Closure Project (Floyd Co.) WY1996
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ADW1997

Ag Drainage Well Closure Project (Floyd Co.) WY1997
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ADW1998

Ag Drainage Well Closure Project (Floyd Co.) WY1998

Organizational Program Cedar Rapids Intensive Urban Water Quality Study
The purpose of this program is to measure the daily variability of water quality through time in two urban streams in the Cedar Rapids area - McCloud Run and Indian Creek. Both streams are monitored by the City of Cedar Rapids Water Pollution Control as part of their storm water monitoring program. The daily monitoring will supplement the storm water monitoring being conducted on these two streams by the City of Cedar Rapids. Variability of pesticides, nitrogen, phosphorus and bacteria will be evaluated through a 96-day period including part or all of May, June, July, and August.
Project

URB2002

Cedar Rapids Intensive Urban Water Quality Study 2002

Organizational Program Floyd and Mitchell Counties Water Quality Program
The hydrogeology and groundwater quality of Floyd and Mitchell counties, Iowa, has been studied by the Department of Natural Resources, Geological Survey Bureau since 1982. Initially, these studies were part of a series of hydrogeologic studies on karst-carbonate aquifers of northeast Iowa. They have concentrated on the occurrence of nitrates and pesticides in groundwater supplies in Floyd and Mitchell counties. This research assessed the groundwater quality in different hydrogeologic settings and the impact of agricultural drainage wells on the groundwater quality of Devonian carbonate aquifers in the area.
Project

CITY2008

Upstream and Downstream Assessment of Interior Cities FY08
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FM1993

Floyd Mitchell Groundwater Project WY1993
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FM1994

Floyd Mitchell Groundwater Project WY1994
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FM1999

Floyd Mitchell Groundwater Project WY1999
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FM2000

Floyd Mitchell Groundwater Project WY2000
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FM2001

Floyd Mitchell Groundwater Project WY2001
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FM2002

Floyd Mitchell Groundwater Project WY2002
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FM2003

Floyd Mitchell Groundwater Project WY2003
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FM2004

Floyd Mitchell Groundwater Project WY2004
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FM2005

Floyd Mitchell Groundwater Project WY2005
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FM2006

Floyd Mitchell Groundwater Project WY2006
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FM2007

Floyd Mitchell Groundwater Project WY2007
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FM2008

Floyd Mitchell Groundwater Project WY2008

Organizational Program Iowa's Ambient Water Monitoring Program
This program is the state-wide ambient monitoring program for Iowa's surface, groundwater, lake, and wetland resources. It is administered by the Geological Survey Bureau of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Funding is provided by the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund.
Project

AMB1999

Ambient Surface Water Monitoring FY99
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AMB2000

Enhanced Ambient Surface Water Monitoring FY00
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AMB2001

Enhanced Ambient Surface Water Monitoring FY01
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AMB2002

Enhanced Ambient Surface Water Monitoring FY02
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AMB2003

Enhanced Ambient Surface Water Monitoring FY03
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AMB2004

Enhanced Ambient Surface Water Monitoring FY04
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AMB2005

Enhanced Ambient Surface Water Monitoring FY05
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AMB2006

Enhanced Ambient Surface Water Monitoring FY06
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AMB2007

Enhanced Ambient Surface Water Monitoring FY07
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AMB2008

Enhanced Ambient Surface Water Monitoring FY08
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BEA1999

Beach Monitoring at 12 State-Owned Beaches during 1999
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BEA2000

Beach Monitoring at 31 State-Owned Beaches during 2000
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BEA2001

Beach Monitoring at 35 State-Owned Beaches during 2001
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BEA2002

Beach Monitoring at 36 State-Owned Beaches during 2002
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BEA2003

Beach Monitoring at 34 State-Owned Beaches during 2003
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BEA2006

Beach Monitoring at 34 State-Owned Beaches during 2006
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BEA2007

Beach Monitoring at 37 State-Owned Beaches during 2007
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CEDARMIT

Cedar River Mitchell County
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CITY2000

Upstream and Downstream Assessment of Interior Cities FY00
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CITY2001

Upstream and Downstream Assessment of Interior Cities FY01
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CITY2002

Upstream and Downstream Assessment of Interior Cities FY02
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CITY2003

Upstream and Downstream Assessment of Interior Cities FY03
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CITY2004

Upstream and Downstream Assessment of Interior Cities FY04
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CITY2005

Upstream and Downstream Assessment of Interior Cities FY05
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CITY2007

Upstream and Downstream Assessment of Interior Cities FY07
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DRC2005

Dry Run Creek Watershed Monitoring 2005
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DRC2006

Dry Run Creek Watershed Monitoring 2006
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DRC2007

Dry Run Creek Watershed Monitoring 2007
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DRC2008

Dry Run Creek (Black Hawk Co.) Watershed Monitoring 2008
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EVE2001

Event Monitoring - Enhanced Ambient Monitoring Program FY01
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EVE2002

Event Monitoring - Enhanced Ambient Monitoring Program FY02
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EVE2003

Event Monitoring - Enhanced Ambient Monitoring Program FY03
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EVE2004

Event Monitoring - Enhanced Ambient Monitoring Program FY04
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EVE2005

Event Monitoring - Enhanced Ambient Monitoring Program FY05
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EVE2006

Event Monitoring - Enhanced Ambient Monitoring Program FY06
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IDNR-001

Historical Ambient Surface Water Monitoring 1986-1999
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LAKAMB05

UHL Lake Monitoring 2005
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LAKAMB06

UHL Lake Monitoring 2006
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LAKAMB07

UHL Lake Monitoring 2007
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TEVE2004

Event Monitoring for Total Maximum Daily Load Program FY2004

Organizational Program Sny Magill Nonpoint Source Pollution Monitoring Program
Since October 1991, a consortium of local, state, and federal agencies has been monitoring the water quality of Sny Magill and Bloody Run creeks in Clayton County, Iowa, as part of the Sny Magill Watershed Nonpoint Source Pollution Monitoring Project. The objective of this project is to monitor and assess improvements in water quality resulting from the implementation of two special water-quality projects designed to improve farm management practices in the Sny Magill watershed: the Sny Magill Hydrologic Unit Area project and the North Cedar Creek Agricultural Conservation Program-Special Water Quality Project. North Cedar Creek is a tributary to Sny Magill Creek. The Sny Magill Nonpoint Source Pollution Monitoring Project is part of the EPA's National Monitoring Program, designed to document the measureable water-quality improvements resulting from nonpoint source control. Twenty to thirty watersheds nationwide will be monitored over a 10-year period.
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SNY1992

Sny Magill Section 319 Monitoring Project WY1992
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SNY1993

Sny Magill Section 319 Monitoring Project WY1993
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SNY1994

Sny Magill Section 319 Monitoring Project WY1994
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SNY1995

Sny Magill Section 319 Monitoring Project WY1995
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SNY1996

Sny Magill Section 319 Monitoring Project WY1996
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SNY1997

Sny Magill Section 319 Monitoring Project WY1997
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SNY1998

Sny Magill Section 319 Monitoring Project WY1998
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SNY1999

Sny Magill Section 319 Monitoring Project WY1999
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SNY2000

Sny Magill Section 319 Monitoring Project WY2000
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SNY2001

Sny Magill Section 319 Monitoring Project WY2001

Organizational Program Total Maximum Daily Load Monitoring
This program encompasses the monitoring conducted as part of the state's Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) activities. It includes data on all water resources defined as impaired by the 303d list including surface water, lakes, and wetlands. It is administered by the Environmental Protection Division of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Funding for monitoring is provided through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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TEVE2001

Event Monitoring for Total Maximum Daily Load Program
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TMDL2001

Total Maximum Daily Load Monitoring for Fiscal Year 2001
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TMDL2002

Total Maximum Daily Load Monitoring for Fiscal Year 2002
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TMDL2003

Total Maximum Daily Load Monitoring for Fiscal Year 2003
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TMDL2004

Total Maximum Daily Load Monitoring for Fiscal Year 2004
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TMDL2005

Total Maximum Daily Load Monitoring for Fiscal Year 2005
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TMDL2006

Total Maximum Daily Load Monitoring for Fiscal Year 2006