Iowa Farm Bureau Federation

04/22/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 04/22/2024 09:25

Environmental groups petition EPA to take emergency action under Safe Drinking Water Act

Thirteen environmental groups filed a petition April 16 asking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take emergency action under the Safe Drinking Water Act to address nitrate groundwater levels in 12 northeast Iowa counties.

The groups blame "industrial" crop and livestock farming for instances of high nitrate levels and allege that state efforts to improve water ...