The Iowa Department of Natural Resources received a $232,998 Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 under the CFDA 66.419 Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support.
The funding will support expanding water quality monitoring for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in ground and surface water samples from the first two tiers of public water supplies as outlined in Iowa's 2020 PFAS Plan. It will also fund a multi-year deployment of a monitoring network to track nutrient loading and biological conditions on 4-5 streams. This will provide data on current nutrient levels moving through local stream systems. The monitoring aims to prevent human exposure to PFAS by overseeing public drinking water facilities and inform efforts to address water pollution in the state.
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