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Read. Follow. Verify.Iowa Senate Bill 2266 Requires Agencies to Publish Disaggregated Clean Water Monitoring Data
Last action · February 12, 2026: Subcommittee: Zumbach, Rozenboom, and Staed. S.J. 278 .Sponsors: Art Staed and 9 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Senate File 2266 requires the department of natural resources and the division of soil conservation and water quality to publish disaggregated surface water quality monitoring data, including contributions, on a shared website and lifts confidentiality protections for data used to delineate those contributions.
Residents and researchers gain public access to specific water quality measurements detailing pollution contributions across designated water segments, overriding previous landowner confidentiality protections for that specific data.
- Senate File 2266 was introduced in the Iowa Senate during the 91st General Assembly by Senator Staed and several co-sponsors. context
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.
department of natural resources
The department must disaggregate water quality measurements, publish reports, and maintain a cooperative website.
division of soil conservation and water quality
The division must collaborate with the department of natural resources to disaggregate and publish water quality data.
agricultural landowners and operators
Key Facts
- The department of natural resources and the division of soil conservation and water quality must publish and update water quality reports specifying disaggregated data indicating nonpoint source contributions to designated use segments.
- Disaggregated data reporting must follow surface water classifications established by the department of natural resources.
- Reports containing the disaggregated data must be published on an internet site administered cooperatively by the department of natural resources and the division.
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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 12, 2026SenateSubcommittee: Zumbach, Rozenboom, and Staed. S.J. 278 .
- Feb 10, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced, referred to Natural Resources and Environment. S.J. 240 .
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Removal of Confidentiality for Nonpoint Source Data
The bill creates a direct exception to existing agricultural land confidentiality rules when information is used to delineate nonpoint sources affecting designated water segments.
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