CRSWP
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The Secret to Clean Water in Cedar Rapids
Posted onHow the City of Cedar Rapids Treats It’s Drinking Water: A Step-By-Step Process As the second most populous city in Iowa, Cedar Rapids has a massive responsibility to provide clean…
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Cedar Rapids Farmers are Protecting Soil and Water with Proven Practices
Posted onHow the City of Cedar Rapids Supports Farmers to Implement Water Quality Practices ANKENY, IA — The Cedar River Source Water Partnership (CRSWP) is a $20 million USDA-NRCS funded water…
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Collaboration Shines as Conservation Goes Underground in Benton County
Posted onBy Rebekah Jones BENTON CO. (IAWA) – Six Benton County landowners are installing underground filters to reduce nutrient runoff into Prairie Creek and the Cedar River through the county’s first…
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Farmer Feature: Emery Davis
Posted onHow one Eastern Iowa farmer makes conservation rewarding By: Micaela Cashman Emery Davis farms in Crawfordsville, Iowa, near the Iowa State Research Farm. His small family farm in the Southern…
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Tile Contractor Duo Shares Conservation Story
Posted onNew IAWA video shares father/son conservation story: “Who doesn’t want cleaner water? I don’t know why anyone wouldn’t care about water quality, especially if you’re raising a family here,” said…
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Water quality efforts blossom in the Cedar Valley
Posted onEastern Iowa farmers, landowners add more “Batch and Build” projects, cover crops By Dan Looker CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (IAWA) – In 2008, the Cedar River – namesake of the city…
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USDA ramps up support for prairie strips
Posted onBy Dan Looker ANKENY, Iowa (IAWA) – The USDA offers a cornucopia of conservation programs through its Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Farm Service Agency (FSA) – but using them…
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City of Cedar Rapids’ Mary Beth Stevenson earns IAWA Public Impact award, honored at Iowa Watershed Awards
Posted onCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (IAWA) – City of Cedar Rapids Watersheds & Source Water Program Manager Mary Beth Stevenson has been named the winner of the 2023 Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance…