Iowans call for state support of water quality monitors

By: Cami Koons

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: February 20, 2026

Words: 1,000

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Amanda Winkelmann held up a baby bottle filled with tap water as she spoke at the Iowa Capitol Thursday about the need for greater attention to Iowa’s water quality.

“If we could see it,” Winkelmann said and used a paintbrush to put a drop of pink paint into the water. “Would we solve it?”

Winkelmann, who lives in Des Moines, said she and her husband choose to refill water jugs with filtered water due …

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