DRIFTLESS WATER DEFENDERS NEWSLETTER
We’re off to a very strong start. We’ve established a comprehensive program of litigation, public engagement, and communications. In just our first eight months, by combining litigation with public engagement, DWD initiated substantive water-protecting legal initiatives on four fronts.
AGRI STAR’S POLLUTION OF IOWA WATERWAYS HAS VIOLATED CLEAN WATER ACT FOR YEARS, GROUP ALLEGES
(Decorah, Iowa)—Driftless Water Defenders, an Iowa non-profit membership corporation focused on water issues in Iowa, has issued Agri Star Meat & Poultry, LLC, and Agri Star General, Inc. a Notice of Violations and Intent to Sue Under the Clean Water Act. Agri Star owns and operates the offending agricultural processing facility located in Postville, Iowa. DWD is represented by Public Justice, FarmSTAND, and Larew Law Office.
DRIFTLESS WATER DEFENDERS FILES CITIZEN SUPREME BEEF WATER USE PERMIT CHALLENGE TO DNR
DECORAH -- In a case that seeks much greater protection for Iowa’s surface and groundwater Driftless Water Defenders (DWD) yesterday filed a citizen complaint with Iowa’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to challenge the agency’s rubber stamp approval of water use permits.