Iowa DNR Draft Water Use Permits for Public Comment

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Published March 12th, 2026

Detected March 17th, 2026

Summary

The Iowa DNR is seeking public comment on draft water use permits for the City of Walcott. These permits regulate water allocation to ensure efficient and responsible use of Iowa's water resources. The public comment period closes on April 6, 2026.

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What changed

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Water Quality Bureau has published draft water use permits for public review and comment. Specifically, the City of Walcott is seeking a modified municipal water use permit to authorize withdrawals from three existing wells and one newly constructed well, totaling a maximum of 292 million gallons per year at a rate of 1,998 gallons per minute for municipal purposes. The DNR has determined that this water use conforms to relevant criteria and recommends the permit be granted.

Regulated entities and the public are encouraged to submit comments on these draft permits by April 6, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. Comments can be sent via email to wateruse@dnr.iowa.gov or by mail to the DNR's Des Moines office. Failure to submit comments by the deadline may affect the ability to formally contest the permit decision. Compliance with the terms of the final permit will be required upon issuance.

What to do next

Review draft water use permit details for the City of Walcott.
Submit any comments regarding the draft permit to wateruse@dnr.iowa.gov by April 6, 2026.

Source document (simplified)

Water use permits for review, published 03/12/2026

Thursday, March 12, 2026
News Release

DES MOINES – The DNR Water Quality Bureau has the following draft water use permits posted for public review. Water use permits regulate how Iowa’s water resources are allocated to ensure facilities use water efficiently and responsibly, at rates and quantities consistent with permit conditions.

As part of the permit review process, the public has the right, and is encouraged, to comment on draft water use permits. Please submit any comments to wateruse@dnr.iowa.gov by 4:30 p.m. on the last day of the comment period. Comments can also be sent to: 6200 Park Avenue, Suite 200, Des Moines, Iowa 50321.

Water Use Permits for Review

Find permit document details at: www.iowadnr.gov/waterusepermits

Scott County

City of Walcott, Public Works Dept, PO BOX 247, Walcott, IA 52773

Log No. 34,379

The City of Walcott requests one modified municipal-type water use permit authorizing withdrawals of water from three existing Silurian Dolomite wells, 230, 455, and 470 feet deep, in the SE ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 6, T78N, R2E, and the NE ¼ of the NE ¼ of Section 36, T79N, R1E, and one newly-constructed Silurian Dolomite well, approximately 12.75 inches in diameter and 475 feet deep, in the NW ¼ of Section 31, T79N, R02E, all in Scott County, Iowa, in the maximum quantity of 292 million gallons per year at a maximum rate of 1,998 gallons per minute throughout each year for municipal purposes within and without the Permittee's corporate limits consistent with its municipal distribution system and other provisions of law.

This permit modification represents the addition of one new service well (Silurian Dolomite well) is being added, as detailed above.

The Department has determined that this use of water conforms to the relevant criteria (Iowa Code Chapter 455B and Iowa Administrative Code 567) and recommends the permit be granted.

A copy of the summary report for the application is available at the website address listed above, or upon request to the Department at the address listed above. Public comments can be sent to wateruse@dnr.iowa.gov, and should specify the applicant's log number. The public comment period ends April 6.