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Select	WILLIAM OBRIEN
Select	CITY OF DUBUQUE
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Select	JONATHAN BROWN
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Select	JONATHAN R. BROWN
Select	CITY OF DUBUQUE
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Complaint ID - 35924

City Of Dubuque Water Pollution Control Plant - 310201531

795 JULIEN DUBUQUE DR. Dubuque, IA 52003

Dubuque County

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CITY OF DUBUQUE (Owner)

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Attached Files/Reports

Document Name	Type	File Date	Note
35924_013026_01.pdf	Photo/Video (internal)	01/29/2026	storage overview.
35924_013026_02.pdf	Photo/Video (internal)	01/29/2026	Biosolids storage with manure layer visible
35924_013026_03.pdf	Photo/Video (internal)	01/29/2026	close up biosolids and manure in storage building
35924_013026_04.pdf	Photo/Video (internal)	01/29/2026	close up biosolids with manure in field
35924_013026_05.pdf	Facility Response (public)	01/29/2026	2025 sludge data - Class 2
35924_020226_01.pdf	Facility Response (public)	01/29/2026	TVS reduction % calculation
35924_020226_02.pdf	Facility Response (public)	01/29/2026	2025 Sludge data - corrected
35924_021026_01.jpeg	Photo/Video (internal)	01/29/2026	Truck stockpiling biosolids on field
35924_021126_01.pdf	Letter (public)	01/29/2026	NOV
35924_021126_02.pdf	Memo/ROI (public)	01/29/2026
35924_021726_01.pdf	Facility Response (public)	01/29/2026	LiDAR Map of Bruns Property
35924_021726_02.pdf	Facility Response (public)	01/29/2026	Intent to respond
35924_021926_01.pdf	Facility Response (public)	01/29/2026	application map

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Comments

Date	Comment	Commenter
2/19/2026	Spoke with operator today. He will overlay the LiDAR map with the area the sludge was applied to determine if application on frozen ground was done as per Chapter 67.	MICHELE SMITH
2/10/2026	Dubuque is not getting a response from NutriJect regarding details on location of frozen ground application / stockpiling. Will issue NOV for applying on frozen ground with slope greater than 5% based on available records from Dubuque.	MICHELE SMITH
2/2/2026	Dubuque submitted TVS % reduction calculations indicating they are meeting VAR requirements. Send request for additional information about fields. Bruns field on Arensdorf does not appear to have much area with less than 5% slope for frozen ground application.	MICHELE SMITH
1/30/2026	It has been confirmed that the biosolids belongs to Dubuque. Upon review of the data, it has been determined to be Class 2 sludge. Matt Calvert visited site and storage building on 1/29/26. A layer of manure was noted at the storage facility. Willy O'Brien also noted manure was co-mingled with the field stockpiles. Scott Wienands with Nutri-Ject interviewed the land owner where the storage facility is and learned he added a load of manure to the building. Nutri-Ject will remove the manure and dispose of on land that is not part of Dubuque's plan. Since a review of the biosolids testing data revealed it was Class 2 (and not Class 1 as Scott Wienands thought) they will cease stockpiling the biosolids on the frozen ground and resume application in the spring.	MICHELE SMITH
1/29/2026	Reached out to Dubuque WWTP operator Willy O'Brien. He is contacting NutriJect to see if it is Dubuque's biosolids and if so, why isn't it being stored.	MICHELE SMITH

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Complaint ID - 35924

City Of Dubuque Water Pollution Control Plant - 310201531

795 JULIEN DUBUQUE DR. Dubuque, IA 52003

Dubuque County

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