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To serve Iowa’s Public Water and Wastewater Systems by providing technical assistance, education, leadership in legal and legislative affairs, financial and economic growth, and excellence in the industry.

The IRWA Scholarship Trust is a one-time award with the value based upon the number of qualified applicants and the amount of funds available.

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2026 IRWA Legislative Update

Week 2

The 2026 legislative session is off at a rapid pace. In the first week alone, nearly 300 bills were introduced! And the number of subcommittees being held is off the charts. Legislators are aware that this is a short session (100 days) and the first funnel deadline is February 20.

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Week 3

Week 3 is a wrap. It was a short week due to the president's visit. The flurry of subcommittees continues and the pace of bills being introduced is not waning. The first funnel deadline is three weeks away (February 20) and a bill must pass a committee in one chamber. 

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Week 4

Every week feels like a funnel week this year. The number of bills being introduced is astonishing. The number of subcommittees is almost unmanageable. By February 20th, a bill has to pass out of a committee in one chamber to remain alive. The stalemate over pipelines and property taxes is not waning. I suspect we will see more attention focused on those two issues after the funnel deadline. 

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