Des Moines Faces Water Suit Hurdles

Analysis: Water Challenge Breaks New Ground, Unlikely to Succeed

Todd Neeley
By  Todd Neeley , DTN Staff Reporter
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Under the Clean Water Act, a point source does not include agricultural storm water discharges and return flows from irrigated agriculture. (DTN/The Progressive Farmer file photo)
Under the Clean Water Act, a point source does not include agricultural storm water discharges and return flows from irrigated agriculture. (DTN/The Progressive Farmer file photo)
Des Moines Water Works faces an uphill battle if it files a lawsuit against Iowa counties for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act, a new analysis from the Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation at Iowa State University says.

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Todd Neeley

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