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Streamside Buffer Initiative

Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Source: The Gazette

Project
Planned

A $3 million state-funded pilot project aimed at reducing nutrient runoff in watersheds supplying drinking water for Cedar Rapids and Des Moines metropolitan areas. The initiative offers cost-share payments for adding perennial vegetation along streams in specific watersheds to reduce nutrient runoff and strengthen source water protections.

Status
Prospective
Sector
Water Supply and Storage, Raw Materials, Government
Location
Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
The Gazette

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The project “Streamside Buffer Initiative” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from The Gazette.

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planned

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Prospective

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2026-07-22

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Description

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A $3 million state-funded pilot project aimed at reducing nutrient runoff in watersheds supplying drinking water for Cedar Rapids and Des Moines metropolitan areas. The initiative offers cost-share payments for adding perennial vegetation along streams in specific watersheds to reduce nutrient runoff and strengthen source water protections.

Original sector

Environmental Conservation

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Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Iowa

City

Cedar Rapids, Des Moines

Source

Source

The Gazette

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Sector

Water Supply and Storage, Raw Materials, Government

Article published date

2025-09-16

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