Iowa River

Here is an important update and action request from the Sierra Club Iowa Chapter. Follow Iowa Sierra Club on Facebook

“Because 95% of Iowa’s land is farmed, the largest contributor to the nitrate problem is runoff from farmland.”   Pam Mackey, Iowa Sierra Club

The federal Environmental Protection Agency told the Iowa Department of Natural Resources that several Iowa rivers need to be put on the impaired waters list.

EPA is seeking comments about adding the 7 water quality-limited segments to Iowa’s 2024 303(d) list

Send comments on or before Dec. 13, 2024, by email to R7-WaterDivision@epa.gov

Tell EPA to add the 7 segments to Iowa’s 2024 303(d) list:

• Cedar River for nitrate plus nitrite as N
• Des Moines River – 2 segments – for nitrate plus nitrite as N
• Iowa River – 1 segment for nitrate plus nitrite as N
• Iowa River – 1 segment for nitrite as N
• Raccoon River for nitrate plus nitrite as N
• South Skunk River for nitrate plus nitrite as N