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Iowa’s Capacity to address water well concerns

Iowa’s Capacity to address water well concerns. Ken Sharp, MPA, RS Director, Division of Environmental Health IDPH. Then…. Groundwater Protection Act 1987 Grants to Counties Program (local EH programs) SWRL 1 & 2/CHEEC SHL resources 1993 Floods, CDC 9-state well survey

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Iowa’s Capacity to address water well concerns

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  1. Iowa’s Capacity to address water well concerns Ken Sharp, MPA, RS Director, Division of Environmental Health IDPH

  2. Then… • Groundwater Protection Act 1987 • Grants to Counties Program (local EH programs) • SWRL 1 & 2/CHEEC • SHL resources • 1993 Floods, CDC 9-state well survey • 800 private water wells surveyed/TA to local EH • EH Capacity Grants 2001 – 2007 • Workshops on private water wells w/DNR, Geological Survey, SHL, and IWWA

  3. Now… • Regional EH meetings • Grants to Counties • Limited capacity at IDPH/DNR • SHL • CHEEC • IWWA workshops

  4. Into the future… • Environmental Public Health Tracking • Dwindling State and Federal Resources • Ability to address emerging water well issues, let alone traditional needs??? • Importance of collaborative relationships to address technical capacity of water well industry

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