Water Quality
Meyer Recognized As 2021 Watershed Coordinator of the Year, April 2021
Ogle Recognized With 2021 IAWA Iowa Watershed Impact Award, April 2021
Wills Recognized With 2021 Circle of Excellence IAWA Iowa Watershed Award, April 2021
Slifka Recognized With 2021 Circle of Excellence IAWA Iowa Watershed Award, April 2021
Rathbun Recognized With 2021 Circle of Excellence IAWA Iowa Watershed Award, April 2021
Haes Recognized With 2021 Circle of Excellence IAWA Iowa Watershed Award, April 2021
Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance Opens Applications for 2021 Iowa Watershed Awards, January 2021
Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance Opens Applications for 2021 Iowa Watershed Awards, January 2021
Swanson Recognized with Circle of Excellence IAWA Iowa Watershed Award, April 2020
Moeller Recognized with IAWA Iowa Watershed Impact Award, April 2020
Wills Recognized with Circle of Excellence IAWA Iowa Watershed Award, April 2020
Shaffer Recognized as 2020 Coordinator of the Year In Third Year of IAWA Iowa Watershed Awards, April 2020
Haes Recognized with Circle of Excellence IAWA Iowa Watershed Award, April 2020
Rathbun Recognized with Circle of Excellence IAWA Iowa Watershed Award, April 2020
IAWA Opens Applications for 2020 Iowa Watershed Awards, December 2019
IAWA Receives Award From NASDA and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, September 2019
Meyer Receives Coordinator of the Year 2019 Award, March 2019
Ogle Recognized with Circle of Excellence Award 2019, March 2019
Perreault Recognized with Circle of Excellence Award 2019, March 2019
Shaffer Recognized with Circle of Excellence Award 2019, March 2019
Waters Recognized with Circle of Excellence Award 2019, March 2019
Outstanding Watershed Coordinators Recognized by Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance and Partners
Governor Branstad, U.S. Ag Secretary Vilsack tout water quality initiative
Mayors group discusses ag, Mississippi water quality
When does nitrate become a risk for humans?
How Iowa can improve water quality
Getting Iowa farmers to see conservation as more than just a dirty word, September 2016
2016 Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award, September 2016
Farm groups kick off water project on North Raccoon River, September 2016
Diverse group of panelists tackle clean water topics, August 2016
Iowa's ag industry urging farmers to save money while upping water, soil quality, March 2016
Four Projects Selected to Receive Water Quality Initiative Funding, July 2015
Governor Branstad, U.S. Ag Secretary Vilsack tout water quality initiative, January 2016
Northey talks water quality, December 2015
Conservation / Litigation
How do we fix Iowa's nitrate pollution?
Conservation is More Like Baseball Than You Think
What I Overheard Around the Soil Pit
The real story on nitrate levels in Iowa’s rivers
Conflict Over Soil and Water Quality Puts 'Iowa Nice' to a Test
How corn growers protect Iowa's water, June 2016
How do we fix Iowa’s nitrate pollution?, September 2015
Farmers make strides in protecting soil, December 2015
Best way to avoid regulation is to show progress on water quality goals, March 2015
Brownfield Radio: Iowa Ag Officials Respond to Lawsuit Threat (note link to audio at bottom of story), January 2015
Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance Responds to Des Moines Water Works Lawsuit, January 2015
Des Moines Water Works moves to sue three N.W. Iowa counties over nitrate pollution, January 2015 - Business Record
Water Works Lawsuit Disappoints Ag Groups, January 2015 - Iowa Public Radio
Farmers and Fresh Water: Voluntary Conservation to Protect our Land and Waters, December 3, 2014 - due to votes on the Senate floor, the Senators’ opening statements don’t begin until 16:45 into the video; the witness testimony begins at 1:51:00 and the IAWA testimony starts at 2:13:00
Public-Private Partnerships / Collaboration
Collaborating for Healthy Watersheds
USSEC organizes sustainability tour for European feed industry, September 2016
Partnerships, education improving water quality, September 2016
Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance Announcement at Farm Progress, August 2016
Realistic environmental groups understand value of working with farmers, January 2016
Iowa farmers, ag organizations and cities learn to partner and find solutions, August 2015
Des Moines Partnership hopes to broker water agreement, July 2015
Farm, water quality stakeholders unified in opposition to Des Moines Water Works lawsuit, March 2015
New Water Quality Project Statement, March, 2015
Agriculture Groups and Urban Water Works Collaborate on Key Project, January 2015
Teaming up for Iowa's water, October 2014 - Des Moines Register
Committed to water quality success, September 2014 - Cedar Rapids Gazette
Meet Sean McMahon | Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance Executive Director, August 2014 - Clean Water Iowa
Water issues are important to EPA, new Iowa alliance, August 2014 - High Plains Journal
Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance, August 2014 - Food & Ag Policy.com
Farm trade groups form water quality alliance, August 2014 - KCCI News 8
Iowa Ag Water Alliance to accelerate pace, scale of water quality improvement, August 2014
Farm associations form group to curb pollution, August 2014 - Marshalltown Times Republican
Conservation Infrastructure
Integrating Cover Crops with Soybeans
Urban water grant helps to begin Erie area makeover
Reducing Nutrient Loss: Science Shows What Works
New Iowa water quality issues seems timely and promising, September, 2016
Conservation Funding Available for Water Quality Practice, September, 2016
Iowa Ag Water Alliance Announces Conservation Strategy, August 2016
Iowa's water quality efforts get $47 million boost, February 2016
Cedar Rapids Partners with Ag Groups to Improve Water Quality, January 2015