You've got questions about Central Iowa's water since officials have banned commercial and residential lawn watering due to high levels of nitrates in water sources. We've got answers.

The lawn watering ban is still in effect going into the holiday weekend. Central Iowa Water Works said they need to see a sustained downward trend in nitrate before ...

The Polk County Board of Supervisors released the Central Iowa Source Water Resource Assessment (CISWRA) at its meeting ...

The research addresses growing concerns about the adequacy of U.S. drinking water safety standards, particularly for pregnant ...

Concerned about high nitrate levels in your drinking water? Here's what Central Iowa Water Works leaders say about the safety of Des Moines' water.

From the 100 entries submitted, 53 from 25 countries have now been selected to go forward for evaluation for the ITA ...

Ottumwa is addressing rising nitrate levels in its drinking water by blending river water with a safer source from a former ...

The diffuse biomat formed on the bottom of shallow, open-water unit process wetland cells contains suboxic zones that provide conditions conducive to NO3– removal via microbial denitrification, as ...

The U.S. men’s junior national team earned the silver medal at the U-20 World Championships in Croatia this week. The U.S. fell to Spain, 14-11, in Saturday’s final in Zagreb. It dropped the ...

This week, silver prices surged sharply after a pullback, contrasting with gold's fluctuating performance. Domestic and overseas silver prices strengthened in tandem, attracting significant bullish ...

Iowans across the state asked to conserve water due to dry wells, high nitrate levels Some communities have been under conservation orders for months The Raccoon River in Des Moines on June 13, 2025.

YODER, Kan. (KSNW) — Nitrate levels in the water supply for Reno County Rural Water District 101 remain above safe limits, officials confirmed this week.