Action Alert from Iowa Alliance for Responsible Agriculture (IARA)

Water Quality Sensor Pre-Call In Lobby Day Briefing
Mar 30, 2026 07:00 PM in
Organized by the Iowa Alliance for Responsible Agriculture (IARA)

With presentations by:

John Norris
Former Polk County Administrator

Dr. Adam Shriver
Director of Wellness and Nutrition, The Harkin Institute

Iowa’s real-time nitrate water sensor network is in danger of going dark on July 1, but funding is available through the Groundwater Protection Fund. Iowa legislators CAN allocate funding during this legislative session – but we’re going to have to fight hard for it.

Join us on March 30 to get the info you need then let’s take to the phones on April 1 to advocate for restored water quality monitoring!

At this March 30 briefing, John Norris and Dr. Adam Shriver will share the scientific findings of Central Iowa Source Water Research Assessment (CISWRA) Report, “Currents of Change,” released this summer. This is the most comprehensive, scientifically based water report ever conducted in the Des Moines and Raccoon River watershed.

Its findings: agriculture accounts for nearly 80% of the nitrate pollution in those two rivers.

The meeting will present the science behind the findings as well as discuss policies needed to adequately address our water pollution crisis and the politics involved in getting such policies adopted.

*** A special focus will be on the restored funding and expansion of the University of Iowa IIHR real-time nitrate sensors that many rural municipal water systems depend on for high nitrate warnings to keep Iowans safe. ***

IARA will prepare you with talking points for our Water Quality Sensor Call-in Lobby Day. We’ll make lobbying easy, and we’ll have time to answer your questions.

Iowa is #2 in the nation for cancer and is the only state with a growing number of cancer cases. Studies link drinking water with high nitrate levels to certain cancers. Iowans deserve to know what’s in our water.

Join us on March 30 to get the info you need then let’s take to the phones on April 1 to advocate for restored water quality monitoring!

Our mailing address is:
info@iowaresponsibleagriculture.org

The Iowa Alliance for Responsible Agriculture (IARA) is a coalition of community, state, and national organizations calling for a factory farm moratorium until there are less than 100 water impairments. Learn more at IowaResponsibleAgriculture.org.

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