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PFAS Water Contamination Lawsuit in Iowa

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Statute of limitations — Iowa

Iowa has a 2-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims from the date of discovery.

2 years from discovery of injury and PFAS connection

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Where to File in Iowa

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.

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Exposure in Iowa

Iowa farm families in Johnson County and other agricultural regions have documented PFAS contamination of their private drinking wells from PFAS-laden sewage sludge applied as fertilizer over many years. 2024 litigation represents an emerging wave of biosolids PFAS claims in Iowa.

Johnson County Iowa — farm family PFAS lawsuits filed in 2024 related to PFAS-contaminated biosolids spread on agricultural land contaminating private wells

Source: Johnson County District Court, Iowa 2024; Iowa DNR PFAS Biosolids Assessment

Iowa Air National Guard bases in the Des Moines and Sioux City areas have conducted AFFF firefighting training that has generated PFAS contamination in surrounding groundwater.

Iowa ANG — Des Moines and Sioux City area National Guard bases with documented AFFF-related PFAS contamination

Source: DoD PFAS Installation Database 2023

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