Iowa Ideas 2020 replay: Water Quality

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Oct. 23, 2020 10:29 am, Updated: Aug. 17, 2021 3:02 pm

Improving Iowa's water quality issues remains at the top of the to do list for many. But how to do it is a source of debate. We'll look at a few cover crop/manure research and upstream policy projects that are under way as well as discuss Iowa's latest efforts on its nutrient reduction strategy.

Panelists include: Scott Nelson, Director of Agronomy for Iowa Soybean Association's Research Center for Farming Innovation; William O'Brien, Water & Resource Recovery Manager, City of Dubuque; Christopher Jones, Research Engineer, IIHR Hydroscience & Engineering. Moderator: Todd Dorman, The Gazette.

This session was part of the 2020 Iowa Ideas Conference presented by ITC and held Oct. 15-16, 2020. This session originally occurred at 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. on Oct. 15, 2020. The two-day conference hosted by The Gazette brings together policy makers, experts and community members passionate about the state's future. For more, visit

iowaideas.com.