The Des Moines Water Works nutrient runoff lawsuit against 10 drainage districts in Iowa has been pushed back a year.

 

On Thursday, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa in Sioux City set a new trial date for June 26, 2017.

 

The federal lawsuit was filed against drainage districts in Buena Vista, Calhoun and Sac counties, all of which are northwest of Des Moines, Iowa, and part of the Raccoon River watershed. The lawsuit also names county supervisors. It had been scheduled to go to trial starting Aug. 8, 2016.

 

In setting the new trial date, the court said in its order both parties will have until five days before the first trial date to reach a settlement -- or around June 21, 2017.

 

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