IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering took about 25 visitors from around the country to visit the Schott Family Farm south of Iowa City. The visitors were participants in the Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology (CIROH) Water Quality Think Tank, held at IIHR in late April and early May.

The Iowa Legislature went back and forth on funding for water quality during the final days and hours of its 2026 session. Lawmakers approved measures to appropriate $300,000 to the University of Iowa IIHR Hydroscience and Engineering department-run Iowa Water Quality Information System (IWQIS) — then changed the bill to send the money to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources instead.

Republicans who control the Iowa Senate declined to provide $300,000 to help maintain 60 water quality sensors across Iowa tracking nitrate pollution in our rivers and streams in real time. The sensors are run by the University of Iowa’s IIHR Hydroscience and Engineering.

Humberto Vergara’s project is part of the U.N’s larger Early Warnings For All, a global initiative aiming to provide warning systems to every country on earth by the end of 2027.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced a water quality funding package that she said will move existing funding and add additional funds to renovate and expand water quality infrastructure across the state.

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors and the Johnson County Conservation Board have agreed to contribute a total of $200K to support the water quality monitoring sensor network maintained by the University of Iowa’s IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering.

A newly unveiled water quality funding package from Gov. Kim Reynolds and Republican legislative leaders was announced Friday at the Iowa Capitol.

Ryan Clark, associate state geologist with the Iowa Geological Survey, joins a discussion on a variety of issues from E15, the proposed carbon capture pipeline, and geological hydrogen potential in the state.

The nitrate removal facility of Central Iowa Water Works has been running for 107 days so far this year. The facility activates when nitrate levels elevate in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers, the two main sources for drinking water in central Iowa. In recent years, the levels have trended upward, says David Cwiertny, a professor at the University of Iowa.

As a new flood season approaches, many Americans remain haunted by the last. But Iowans are fortunate — we have access to the incredible tools developed and maintained by engineers at the state-funded Iowa Flood Center.