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Des Moines Water Works Suit Over Agricultural Drainage Pollution Dismissed

A federal judge has dismissed a Des Moines water utility’s lawsuit against three counties that accuses them of allowing agricultural drainage districts to send nitrate pollution into the rivers the water utility uses for drinking water. The judge on March …

Iowa Supreme Court Rejects Water Utility’s Effort Against Drainage Districts

A divided Iowa Supreme Court on Jan. 27 upheld a legal doctrine going back 100 years that protects agriculture drainage districts against lawsuits. The ruling presents an obstacle for the Des Moines Water Works, which is pursuing a lawsuit in …