December 8, 2023

This Week's News: Regulators order Denali to stop, Columbia lead and copper testing results, lead pipes may be removed, Mississippi River impacting corn movement, an Idaho water recycling program, cold war contaminants in Iowa, the next WOTUS battleground, excess water to naturally drain from northwest refuge, 100s of carp removed from Mississippi, fish cover permits available for Arkansas lakes, and learn about fly fishing at Joplin nature center. 

MISSOURI

Regulators Order Denali to Stop
Missouri regulators order Denali to stop land application in Missouri, drain lagoons
Joplin Globe

Lead Pipes may be Removed
Missouri May Have to Remove Hundreds of Thousands of Lead Pipes Under New EPA Rule
KSDK

Lead and Copper Testing Results
Columbia Water & Light Reveals Final Lead and Copper Testing Results
KOMU

Learn About Fly Fishing
Learn About Fly Fishing Dec. 16 at MDC’s Shoal Creek Conservation Center
MDC Online

Mississippi River Impacting Corn Movement
Well Below Average: How Mississippi River Water Levels Are Impacting Corn Movement
RFDTV



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NATIONAL

Next WOTUS battleground
‘Relatively permanent’ could be next WOTUS battleground
Farm Progress

Cold War Contaminants
Cold War Contaminants: 60-Year-Old Missile Siloes Near Missouri Valley Still Affecting Well Water
KMTV Omaha

Fish Cover Permits Available
Fish Cover Permits Available for Norfork and Bull Shoals Lakes
MHO Newsroom

100s of Invasive Carp Captured
Minnesota, Wisconsin Wildlife Officials Capture 100s of Invasive Carp in Mississippi River
CBS News

Water Recycling Program
City of Boise’s Water Recycling Program Gets Reviewed
KTVB

Excess Water to Naturally Drain
Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge’s Reconnection Project Allows Excess Water to Naturally Drain Into Columbia River
The Columbian

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