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PFAS in Water: What to Check in Iowa

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01 · Your filing deadline

What is the deadline in Iowa?

Iowa has a 2-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims from the date of discovery. A lawyer can confirm yours.

2 years from discovery of injury and PFAS connection

Deadlines vary; a lawyer can confirm yours. An older diagnosis or a past filing window does not, by itself, establish whether you have a claim.

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A lawyer can check which filing rules apply to your circumstances.

02 · Where cases are heard

Where would my case be heard?

Iowa has documented PFAS contamination from both military sources (Iowa Air National Guard facilities) and from PFAS-contaminated biosolids spread on agricultural land — one of the nation's leading biosolids contamination states. Rural Iowa well owners whose farms received PFAS-laden sewage sludge have filed litigation. Johnson County has seen notable farm family PFAS lawsuits as of 2024.

Iowa personal injury claims are governed by Iowa Code § 614.1(2), providing a 2-year limitations period from discovery. Federal PFAS claims proceed in MDL 2873 (D.S.C.). Iowa has dual PFAS contamination pathways: Iowa ANG military bases using AFFF, and widespread biosolids PFAS contamination on agricultural land throughout the state. Johnson County farm families have filed PFAS lawsuits in 2024 related to PFAS-contaminated biosolids applied to their farmland. Iowa's agricultural economy makes it particularly vulnerable to biosolids PFAS pathways that are underserved by legal content.

How this works nationally

For the overall process and updates, read the PFAS in Water: What to Check overview. This page covers the local information available for Iowa.

What happens when I check?

You answer a few short questions about what happened. If you send them, your answers are kept on file. If a participating law firm takes these cases, it may contact you. People's Justice is not a law firm.

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