DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today announced that the Watershed Improvement Review Board has approved seven applications totaling $2.1 million grants to support projects that will improve water quality in the state. The approved projects have already completed watershed assessments that identified critical water resource areas and will focus on implementing specific water quality improvements.
“Improving and protecting water quality is a critical to what we do at the Department,” said Northey. “These projects will address issues like runoff and drainage, streambank erosion, municipal discharge, and a number of other problems that can impact water quality in these eight counties.”
The seven grant recipients will provide $1.7 million to match the $2.1 million investment by the State. As a result, these awards will mean a total of $3.8 million will be invested in water quality improvement projects. Individual awards ranged from $64,260 to $500,000.
The projects will start after a grant agreement is signed between the applicant and the Watershed Improvement Review Board.
Soil and water conservation districts, public water supply utilities, county conservation boards, cities, and local watershed improvement committees were eligible to apply. Individual projects could request up to $500,000.
The Board is comprised of representatives from agriculture, drinking water and wastewater utilities, environmental organizations, agribusiness, and the conservation community along with two state senators and two state representatives.
To receive more information or ask questions, contact Jerry Neppel at 515-281-3599.
The approved grants follow here:
Project/Watershed Name |
Organization |
Project Length |
Counties |
Grant Amount |
Brushy Creek Watershed |
Des Moines Water Works |
3 years |
Carroll |
$206,500 |
Dry Run Creek Sub-Watershed |
Floyd SWCD |
22 months |
Floyd |
$75,000 |
Kettle Creek Watershed |
City of Ottumwa |
3 years |
Wapello |
$387,996 |
Lake Macbride |
Johnson SWCD |
1 year |
Johnson |
$64,260 |
Miners Creek |
City of Guttenberg |
3 years |
Clayton
|
$500,000 |
North Fork Maquoketa River Headwaters |
Coffee Creek Watershed Improvement Association |
3 years |
Dubuque, Delaware
|
$406,138 |
Saylor Creek Sub-Watershed |
City of Ankeny |
2 years
|
Polk |
$475,800 |
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