Iowa Counties Keep Water Quality Monitoring Afloat After State Funding Cuts

Inside Climate News · By Anika Jane Beamer · last updated October 24, 2025 – 1:06 AM

Polk County will invest $200,000 to help keep the network operational. It offers key information for a state struggling with water pollution from agricultural runoff.

By Anika Jane Beamer

DES MOINES, Iowa—For over a decade, a network of water quality sensors managed by the University of Iowa has provided publicly available data about waterways across the state.

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