Improving Iowa’s Water Quality Together
ACWA’s mission is to identify and advance solutions that reduce nutrient loss, build healthier soils and improve Iowa’s waters. The Vision of ACWA is to be recognized for its ability to build upon its members’ extensive relationships with farmers to improve Iowa’s waters.
ACWA’s mission is to identify and advance solutions that reduce nutrient loss, build healthier soils and improve Iowa’s waters. The Vision of ACWA is to be recognized for its ability to build upon its members’ extensive relationships with farmers to improve Iowa’s waters.

Science to Solutions

Collecting and Analyzing Data

Leader & Advocate

In Soil Health and Water Quality

Innovate & Sustain

Soil Health and Water Quality Improvements
Agriculture's Clean Water Alliance Core Pillars

Watershed Initiatives

ACWA’s implementation of tile monitoring on fields with cover crops revealed an average of 4.7 mg/L lower nitrate concentrations compared to sites without cover crops. Additionally, ACWA has extended support to Iowa farmers, aiding them in enhancing environmental performance through the adoption of edge-of-field systems such as a bioreactor.

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ACWA Celebrates 25 Years

In 2024, ACWA marks its 25th anniversary of commitment to improving water quality in Iowa and productivity for Iowa’s farmers. Throughout the year, ACWA will celebrate with various activities. Watch this space, Facebook, and your local ACWA ag retailer member for commemorative highlights to come. 

Farm To River Partnership

In 2024, the North Raccoon Farm to River Partnership wraps up the three-year project managed by Agriculture’s Clean Water Alliance (ACWA) and supported by the Iowa Soybean Association (ISA), Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS).

Specific goals include installation of 15 bioreactors, 15 saturated buffers, two wetlands and 11,500 new acres of cover crops in alignment with the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy. The nearly $2 million total project focuses on watersheds in Sac, Calhoun, Carroll and Greene Counties.

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Read and download the complete By the Numbers infographic.

Staff
Roger Wolf
Executive Director
Harry Ahrenholtz
Chairman
Kristen Dearden
Membership Services & Communication
Todd Sutphin
Water monitoring and analysis
Anthony Seeman
Water monitoring and analysis
Officers
Dan Dix
 - NEW Coop
President
Molly Toot
 - Landus Coop
Vice President
Thomas Fawcett
 - Heartland Coop
Treasurer
Chris Petersen
 - Gold Eagle Coop
Secretary