Dordt University to build stormwater pond with state water quality investment

By: Brooklyn Draisey

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: May 13, 2026

Words: 455

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago


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Dordt University will use awarded state funds to expand its stormwater management on campus, one of several urban water quality projects across the state to see support.

The Sioux Center private university announced in a news release Wednesday it will receive $430,000 from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship to construct a stormwater pond in a natural drainage area to help minimize peak flows and downstream erosion and flooding, as well as improve …

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