Dismissed lawsuit by Des Moines Water Works explained

摘要

IOWA garnered the attention of the nation's agricultural sector in 2015 when a lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court by the watersupply entity for city of Des Moines, Des Moines Water Works, challenging drainage from field tile lines as discharges under the federal Clean Water Act that require a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit.This suit was of interest to all of agriculture and the environmental community because no court had ruled as the DMWW asked the court to do in its lawsuit.