The Watershed Improvement Review Board (WIRB) was established in 2005 by the Iowa Legislature to provide grants to watershed and water quality projects. The Board is comprised of representatives from agriculture, drinking water and wastewater utilities, environmental organizations, agribusiness, the conservation community along with two state senators and two state representatives.
The Board is administered by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship—Division of Soil Conservation. The Board can be contacted at:
Watershed Improvement Review Board
Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Wallace State Office Building
502 E. 9th St.
Des Moines, IA 50319
Staff contact for the Board is:
Jerry Neppel
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship—
Division of Soil Conservation
Wallace State Office Building
502 E. 9th St.
Des Moines, IA 50319
Ph: 515-281-3599
Fx: 515-281-6170
Jerry.neppel@iowaAgriculture.gov
