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Iowa environmental, ag advocates work to keep water monitoring flowing
3+ week, 3+ day ago (610+ words) DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Agriculture and environmental advocates say now is the "prime time" for Iowans to pressure state lawmakers to fund water quality monitoring that they say is essential for Iowans" health and well-being. Iowa Environmental Council…...
Advocates call for legislative action to save water quality monitoring
2+ week, 6+ day ago (400+ words) DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) - Iowa's water monitoring system will lose funding as soon as June. In 2023, state lawmakers shifted money from the program to a Department of Agriculture water program. The monitoring network helps agencies…...
Harkin Institute suggests new CAFO moratorium, increased monitoring to improve water quality
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (601+ words) DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement determined regulations on fertilizers, animal feeding operations and agricultural drainage, among other things are policies that would improve water quality and public health in Iowa. The…...
Low-flying planes to map eastern Iowa in year-long national geological survey
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (227+ words) CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The U. S. Geological Survey plans to start low-level plane flights this month across eastern Iowa. The project is part of a national effort to find mineral resources and modernize geological maps. Flights will begin this month and…...
Waterloo finished $100 M project decades ahead of schedule
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (99+ words) WATERLOO, Iowa (KCRG) - The City of Waterloo has finished a million dollar sewer project decades ahead of schedule. The city entered an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency and the state. .. WATERLOO, Iowa (KCRG) - The City of Waterloo has finished…...
Pattison company defends its request to dramatically increase its water usage
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (377+ words) GARNAVILLO, Iowa (KCRG) - Pattison Company in Clayton County is asking to nearly quadruple its water usage to more than 3. 7 billion gallons of water. If the DNR approves Pattison's permit to increase its water use, it would become one of the…...