Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced a water quality funding package Friday that she said will move existing funding and add additional funds to renovate and expand water quality infrastructure across the state.
Reynolds announced the proposal during a news conference, alongside Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, lawmakers and leaders from Iowa State University and Central Iowa Water Works.
The funding package, added as an amendment through Senate File 2487, the agriculture and natural resources appropriation budget, includes multiple changes to Iowa’s system for funding water quality infrastructure and monitoring on the state level. A release from the governor’s office stated the total funding package represents a $319 million investment in water quality over the next 12 years. The Iowa House passed the budget bill in a 65-21 vote Friday, with lawmakers voting unanimously to approve the amendment providing for the funding for water quality initiatives…