The Iowa DNR will once again conduct biological assessments of Iowa streams to determine their ecological status and health. Environmental Specialist Ken Krier says they do a survey of fish and other species in the water.
The federal Clean Water Act requires states to monitor waterways Krier says they’ve done the biological survey since 1994.
Krier says you can search out individual fish like the darter.
Krier says the state survey does a better job in surveying Iowa streams than national surveys because they’ve developed a good system.
The state Environment Protection Commission recently approved $575,000 in funding for the program.
