Reynolds: Rules Won’t Fix Water Woes

Reynolds: Rules won't fix water woes

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds this week said regulation is not the answer to address high nitrate levels in Iowa's drinking water, and that farmers are already adopting conservation practices voluntarily.

Reynolds: Rules won’t fix water woes

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds this week said regulation is not the answer to address high nitrate levels in Iowa’s drinking water, and that farmers are already adopting conservation practices voluntarily.

Gov. Reynolds: Regulation not the answer to addressing state’s water quality woes

Governor defends farmers and the state’s investment in conservation practices

Governor says regulation not the answer to address high nitrate levels in water

Hunter 07/13/25 Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds said regulation is not the answer to address high nitrate levels in the state’s drinking water. The Gazette reports when the governor was asked about protesters — demanding action on agricultural pollution and linking it to high cancer rates in the state — who were gathered outside a public groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for the Italian American Cultural Center of Iowa, Reynolds told reporters that “r…