The Oregon Health Authority since 2024 found that at least 634 domestic drinking water wells in the area contain unsafe ...

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 ...

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 ...

Local officials warned more than half a million Iowans in the state's capital city and suburbs on Thursday that near-record levels of pollutants in its rivers could make drinking water dangerous if ...

The Raccoon River weaves past downtown Des Moines, Iowa, in June 2025.. One of the primary drinking water sources for the region, the river has high nitrate levels that have led to water restrictions ...

AFFECTED. DES MOINES WATER WORKS IS ASKING ITS CUSTOMERS TO BE MINDFUL OF THEIR WATER USAGE THIS SUMMER. THAT’S BECAUSE THE NITRATE LEVELS THEY’RE MEASURING IN THE RACCOON AND DES MOINES RIVERS ARE ...

Central Iowa Water Works is providing a behind-the-scenes look at how it tests and treats water for nitrates at its facilities, ensuring the safety of drinking water for the region. Its advanced ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Less than a year after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency added segments of five Iowa rivers to ...

Iowa has some of the most severe nitrate pollution in its drinking water supply in the nation. The executive director of the Science and Environmental Health Network, an environmental and public ...

In a recent tragic incident, approximately 100 elephants in Africa perished due to inadequate access to water. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) issues a warning that around 2.5 billion ...

During the summer, the Iowa City community had a lower overall need for water treatment than Des Moines, despite both the city and the state capital grappling with high nitrate levels in the Des ...