Craig Just at the University of Iowa has sought an affordable wastewater solution for small towns. Now, through Just’s research, partnerships, and persistence, a pilot system in Dow City appears poised to meet federal wastewater treatment regulations. The technology would then be available for hundreds of small towns in Iowa.

Stan Kohls, a third-year PhD candidate in civil and environmental engineering, is conducting an in-depth investigation into organic contaminants found in water systems.

The Iowa Geological Survey is at the center of a two-year, $11.3 million Department of Energy study that could change how carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) are managed in Iowa, a potential win-win for the environment and energy producers.

Four months after record flooding damaged hundreds of homes in Spencer, Iowa, city leaders met to offer transparency about the events that led up to the flooding. In conjunction with the Iowa Flood Center, city officials shared a full debrief of the days leading up to, and following, the flooding in June. They shared what they learned, and how they hope to prepare for future flooding.

Approximately one hundred and fifty residents of Spencer attended Tuesday night’s flood “debriefing” hosted by the city. This time representatives from the National Weather Service and Iowa Flood Center attended to talk about the unexpected magnitude of the flood.

Drought conditions are continuing to spread in Iowa, despite this year starting as the ninth wettest year on record after an unusually rainy spring.

Iowa Geological Survey Soil Scientist Matthew Streeter is supporting California's wildfire-prone landscape. With Perimeter Solutions, he’s investigating the long-term impacts of how fire-retardant chemicals may affect soil health and water quality.

The Hydroscience and Engineering unit at the University of Iowa, or the IIHR, is expanding its research on the Mississippi River, to better understand and improve the way fish navigate through lock and dam systems.

Growing up in Poland, Witold Krajewski never dreamed he would travel to the United States, nevertheless live there. But now, like thousands of other Iowans, he can recall his life just before the historic flood of 2008. The sports-oriented Krajewski, who had a soccer match held at his retirement party and founded Judo America Iowa City in 1994, was one day away from leaving Iowa before the flood struck to attend the wrestling and judo 2008 Olympic trials at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. Then, the sight of a sandbag being carried by his secretary as he walked into his University of Iowa office changed his mind about leaving. The flood ultimately changed his life.