On November 4, a conference titled Safe Drinking Water - Iowa's Future was held on the campus of Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids. The impetus for this meeting came from concerns regarding proposed rules tied to reauthorization of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. In addition, panel discussions on rural water quality and on national concerns related to municipal drinking water quality were conducted. Portions of the program were shown on a delayed broadcast via the state's fiberoptic network to sites in Johnston, Mason City and Sioux City. Over 125 people from a wide variety of backgrounds and disciplines attended the conference at Kirkwood.
Conference proceedings are currently in press.
Several planning sessions were held in 1994 to develop a scientific workshop to discuss possible environmental, health and social impacts of large scale livestock confinement facilities in Iowa.