Photo: Shutterstock.com/Pixel-Shot On July 1 the state’s water quality sensor network that provides real-time nitrate monitoring will cease functioning. This would especially affect rural municipal water systems that rely on the IIHR network high nitrate level warnings. Would you support restoring funding for the IIHR water quality sensor network by allocating $1 million/year from the Groundwater Protection Fund where funds are already available?   Additional Information for

Please send a comment to Representatives Zach Nunn and Randy Feenstra and tell them to strip harmful pesticide immunity language out of the Farm Bill.

Water quality, CAFO regulations, water monitoring restoration, and pesticide immunity legislation are all expected to come before the 2026 Iowa state legislature. Several federal bills on pesticide immunity and the EATS Act continue to be of concern.

JFAN is excited to announce the hiring of two new staff members

Former Polk County Administrator John Norris and Harkin Institute Director of Wellness and Nutrition Adam Shriver will present the science behind the CISWRA report's findings as well as discuss policies Iowa must implement to adequately address our water quality crisis and the politics involved in doing so.