The UI’s world-renowned water quality monitoring network and the Iowa Water Quality Information System (IWQIS) need to be expanded to include more advanced monitoring tools to assess water contaminants beyond nitrate levels.

Though the network was able to pull together enough funds for the 2027 fiscal budget, IWQIS is on the hunt for reliable future funding.

In October, a group of about 10 visitors from Minnesota trekked south to Iowa City to learn more about IIHR’s successful Iowa Flood Center. The Minnesotans came with a mission: to create a Minnesota version of the flood center.

Even with the 10 milligram per liter standard now in place, many scientists are concerned that regular consumption of nitrate at lower levels can harm people. “We’ve been sort of stuck since 2010, which I often tell people is the year my daughter was born,” Cwiertny says. “It’s crazy that she’s 16 and driving, and we haven’t been able to actually act on that yet.”

The Iowa Flood Center launched an updated version of its Iowa Flood Information System. The enhanced platform features improved visuals and a more intuitive design to provide critical flood risk information to all Iowans.

A $5M gift from the Krause Family Foundation supports research into how environmental factors influence Iowans’ health.

The updates to the Iowa Flood Information System include improved visuals and user-friendly additions.

The Iowa Flood Center (IFC) has launched an updated version of its flagship product, the Iowa Flood Information System (IFIS). The enhanced platform features improved visuals and a more intuitive design, advancing IFC’s mission to provide critical flood risk information to all Iowans.

Two creeks in the Cascade area had their water quality monitoring game elevated as IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering staff installed a pair of water quality monitors on Sept. 22.

Iowa INSIGHT displays its focus on connecting environmental contamination to human health by providing free arsenic testing kits.