Iowa Water Quality with John Norris

Iowa Water Quality with John Norris

Author: Michael Libbie July 29, 2026 Duration: 24:47
Earlier this year, with growing demand by the residents of Iowa to find out exactly what is wrong with the rivers and streams of Iowa a scientific study was preformed. It is known as the Central Iowa Source Water Resource Assessment (CISWRA).The 23 scientists that conducted the study have long established credentials that lend to the authentic work they did. Not only does the study pinpoint the issues that are destroying Iowa's water the work offers several, common sense, suggestions as to how to clean up what has become a national disgrace. Here you will meet John Norris who talks about the study and the fact it is housed at The Harkin Institute on Drake University. Meet John:  Thanks for listening! The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on  PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon Central on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.

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