A group called the Iowa Soil and Water Future Task Force has released a list of recommendations for cleaning up the state’s waterways. Des Moines real estate attorney Larry James served as cochairman of the task force, which involved representatives from a host of environment, business, and agricultural interests.
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James says the task force is suggesting a public/private investment in the state’s Nutrient Reduction Strategy...
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That funding would be used to identify where the biggest problems are occurring and allow farmers to tap other resource to make improvements and reduce nitrate runoff.
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The task force’s report outlines a number of potential funding sources for the water quality initiative, but James said that decision is ultimately in the hands of state legislators and the governor. The task force suggests a deadline of 2030 for meeting the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy — which calls for reducing nutrients from rural and urban sources by 45 percent.