DES MOINES, Iowa — Central Iowa is once again seeing elevated nitrate levels in its rivers, this time in the middle of winter. Last week, Central Iowa Water Works activated its nitrate removal ...

Nitrate levels in central Iowa rivers are unusually high for January, prompting early water treatment and raising concerns ...

Elevated nitrate levels in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers prompted Central Iowa Water Works to start up its nitrate removal system this month. A network of water quality sensors shows a similar ...

As Central Iowa Water Works imposes a lawn-watering ban to help ensure member utilities have the capacity to treat high levels of nitrates in their source water, some central Iowans are eyeing the ...

LEVELS HAVE GOTTEN THIS HIGH. SO WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT NITRATES, BUT WHAT EXACTLY IS A NITRATE? NEW AT FOUR. KCCI’S NICOLE TAM HAS THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION AND WHY IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO WATCH THOSE ...

Jan. 23—"What would you do if you discovered a state agency was contributing to contamination of drinking water?" This was ...

Water quality experts say Iowans who get their water from private wells are more vulnerable to the health risks associated with nitrates.

YODER, Kan. (KSNW) — Nitrate levels for the water district that serves the Yoder community are still too high. The Reno County Public Works Department says tests earlier this month show that Rural ...

(Iowa Capital Dispatch) - Nitrate concentrations, exacerbated by a wet spring that followed years of dry conditions, reached near record highs in Iowa rivers this summer. Concentrations are typically ...

The Oregon Health Authority since 2024 found that at least 634 domestic drinking water wells in the area contain unsafe levels of nitrate, some with nearly 10 times the federal limit for safe drinking ...