Chris Jones’ Letter to The EPA

Written By Kate Robinson

On June 4, 2024, DWD President, Chris Jones, sent a letter in support of the “Petition for Emergency Action Pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 300i, to Protect the Citizens of the Karst Region of Iowa from Imminent and Substantial Endangerment to Public Health Caused by Nitrate Contamination of Underground Resources of Drinking Water” filed by the Iowa Environmental Council and other Environmental groups on April 16, 2024. In his letter, Chris Jones discusses the MMP yield goal contributing to the emergency at hand, which must be replaced by the ISU standard, and a new and expanded CAFO moratorium. Read the letter to the EPA below.

Kate Robinson

Kate Robinson started law school at the Univeristy of Iowa in 2023, while out of class, she works with attorney James Larew in his Iowa City, IA office as a paralegal and manages the social media for the DWD.

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