Office of Location and Environment Manual, August 2009

This manual captures the experience of practitioners in the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (Iowa DOT’s) Office of Location and Environment (OLE). It also documents the need for coordinated project development efforts during the highway project planning, or location study phase and engineering design. The location study phase establishes: * The definition of, and need for, the highway improvement project * The range of alternatives and many key attributes of the project’s design * The recommended alternative, its impacts, and the agreed-to conditions for project approval The location study process involves developing engineering alternatives, collecting engineering and environmental data, and completing design refinements to accomplish functional designs. The items above also embody the basic content required for projects compliant with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 19691, which directs federal agencies to use a systematic, interdisciplinary approach during the planning process whenever proposed actions (or “projects”) have the potential for environmental impacts. In doing so, NEPA requires coordination with stakeholders, review, comment, and public disclosure. Are location studies and environmental studies more about the process or the documents? If properly conducted, they concern both—unbiased and reasonable processes with quality and timely documents. In essence, every project is a story that needs to be told. Engineering and environmental regulations and guidance, as documented in this manual, will help project staff and managers become better storytellers.

Report on a special investigation of the Cedar Rapids Community School District for the period July 1, 2002 through August 24, 2009

Report on a special investigation of the Cedar Rapids Community School District for the period July 1, 2002 through August 24, 2009

A-7 Statistical Report On FIP Applications And Cases Discontinued, August 2005

Statistical Report on FIP Applicatins and Cases Discontinued August 2005

The Iowa Perinatal, July-August-September 2005, Vol. 26, no.3

This newsletter from The Department of Public Health about perinatal health care and statistics.

The Iowa Perinatal Letter, July-August-September 2006, Vol. 27, no.3

This newsletter from The Department of Public Health about perinatal health care and statistics.

The Iowa Perinatal Letter, July-August-September 2007, Vol. 28, no.3

This newsletter from The Department of Public Health about perinatal health care and statistics.

The Iowa Perinatal Letter, July-August-September 2008, Vol. 29, no. 3

This newsletter from The Department of Public Health about perinatal health care and statistics.

The Iowa Perinatal Letter, July-August-September 2009, Vol. 30, no. 3

This newsletter from The Department of Public Health about perinatal health care and statistics.

Progeny, August 2004, Vol. 20, no. 2

This newsletter from The Department of Public Health about perinatal health care and statistics.

Progeny, August 2007, Vol. 23, no. 2

This newsletter from The Department of Public Health about perinatal health care and statistics.

Report on a special investigation of certain collections of the Tama County Clerk of Court and the Tama County Sheriff’s Office for the period January 1, 2007 through August 31, 2009

Report on a special investigation of certain collections of the Tama County Clerk of Court and the Tama County Sheriff’s Office for the period January 1, 2007 through August 31, 2009

Infonet, August 6, 2009, Issue 9

A publication of the Governorʼs DD Council & ID Action. It was first created nearly two decades ago as a print-only publication, sent to a few hundred people. Today we offer our nearly 3,000 direct subscribers and a variety of services.

Special investigation of the Newell Ambulance Service for the period August 1, 2004 through September 30, 2009

Special investigation of the Newell Ambulance Service for the period August 1, 2004 through September 30, 2009

Iowa Health Focus, July-August, 2010

Monthly newsletter for the Iowa Department of Public Health

International Update, July/August 2010

International news from the Iowa Department of Economic Development