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 ...

Central Iowa Water Works says the nitrate removal facility is still running Monday. Previous video above: Central Iowa Water ...

It’s been a wet spring across Iowa, but water utilities in the Des Moines area are asking people to save water because nitrate levels are high in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers. The rivers are a ...

Central Iowa Water Works is removing nitrates and keeping levels below the EPA's threshold of 10 milligrams per liter. But what happens to those nitrates after they're removed from our water? KCCI's ...

Central Iowa is once again seeing elevated nitrate levels in its rivers, this time in the middle of winter. Last week, ...

Due to high nitrate levels in the Raccoon and Des Moines Rivers, Central Iowa Water Works has had to activate its nitrate ...

PRATT —Nitrate pollution has forced a central Kansas town to shut off two wells that make up nearly one-quarter of its total permissible water supply. The state of Kansas will help Pratt afford the ...

Nitrates seep into rural communities' water supply, incurring high costs and health risks. A new report by the Alliance for the Great Lakes explores. Wisconsin’s drinking water is facing a growing ...