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Help Monitor Nitrate Concentrations

The Nishnabotna Water Defenders have teamed up with Nitrate Watch to help monitor nitrate concentrations in local waterways and drinking water. We aim to empower community members with data and drive action to protect clean water in southwest Iowa.

Take the pledge in the link below to receive a free nitrate kit in the mail, compliments of the Isaac Walton League.

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Noteworthy Links

The Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy: Ten Years and No Progress

Iowa Driftless Water Defenders

Clean Water Hub

Interactive Nitrate Watch Map

Nitrate Watch

Iowa Water Quality Information System

Iowa Environmental Council

Iowa Food System Coalition

Iowa DNR Private Well Program

Report Violations & Spills to the U.S. EPA and Iowa DNR

EPA Report a Violation

Iowa DNR Reporting a Spill

Iowa DNR Emergency Response (515) 725-8694

News Links

The Harkin Institute and Polk County – Our Water, Our Future: A Look at the Central Iowa Water Quality Report

Don’t Let Them Look Away– Chris Jones of The Swine Republic

Regional Water Issues: Urgent Call for Conservation as Tower Levels Drop Critically Low– Western Iowa Today

Feds seek to restore Nishnabotna River after Iowa fertilizer spill– Cedar Rapids Gazette
Iowa landowner’s lawsuit aiming for longstanding wetlands rule could have sweeping effect- Des Moines Register