The Iowa DNR approved an Alliant Energy permit without incorporating federal standards to protect our water quality. Guest columnist

Connie Hammersley-Wilson lives in Wapello County.

Water quality has been a major news headline this year, and much attention was paid to the cause of nitrates in central Iowa water. However, a little farther south, equally concerning water quality issues are flying under the radar, to the detriment of the health of Ottumwa residents.

Many Iowans may not know that an old, contaminated coal ash landfill near the Ottumwa Generating Station is threatening our water supply and our health. For decades, this landfill has been discharging contaminated water, including arsenic and other heavy metals, into the Des Moines River upstream of Ottumwa. Even though the ne

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