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Read. Follow. Verify.Iowa Senate File 2377 requires a searchable online public database for state drinking water sample data
Last action · February 19, 2026: Subcommittee: Shipley, Pike, and Staed. S.J. 331 .Sponsor: Janet Petersen
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What This Bill Would Do
Iowa requires the department of natural resources to create a searchable, user-friendly internet database displaying public drinking water sample data, contaminant levels, and test dates within six months of enactment.
Residents gain direct online access to state-wide drinking water test results, contaminant measurements like nitrates, and sampling locations.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
general public
Residents gain searchable online access to public drinking water sample data and contaminant levels.
public water supply systems
All water sampling data conducted by these systems must be included in the department's public database.
Key Facts
- The department of natural resources must post drinking water data on its internet site in a searchable, user-friendly database.
- The database must allow searching by specific contaminant type, location, and public water supply system.
- Users must be able to filter water sample data by the date sampling occurred.
- Data must include the level of each tested possible contaminant, including nitrates, for all public water supply system sampling.
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- The internet site must comply with these requirements no later than six months after the effective date of the Act.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 19, 2026SenateSubcommittee: Shipley, Pike, and Staed. S.J. 331 .
- Feb 18, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced, referred to Natural Resources and Environment. S.J. 312 .
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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