Des Moines Water Works Suit Over Agricultural Drainage Pollution Dismissed March 20, 2017 A federal judge has dismissed a Des Moines water utility’s lawsuit against three counties that accuses them of allowing agricultural...
Iowa Supreme Court Rejects Water Utility’s Effort Against Drainage Districts January 30, 2017 By David Pitt A divided Iowa Supreme Court on Jan. 27 upheld a legal doctrine going back 100 years that protects agriculture drainage...
Case Before Iowa Supreme Court Pits Water Supplier Against Farmers September 16, 2016 By David Pitt The Iowa Supreme Court heard arguments and must now decide whether to weigh in on a federal lawsuit that pits...