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 ...

For the first time on record, the Des Moines region's water authority has banned its 600,000 commercial and residential customers from watering their lawns, effective immediately, as high levels of ...

High nitrate levels in Des Moines and Raccoon rivers prompted Central Iowa Water Works' first-ever lawn watering ban. The ban has reduced water demand by 30%, helping the utility avoid violating ...

Denitrification bioreactors are engineered systems designed to remove nitrate from contaminated waters, particularly those influenced by agricultural practices. By utilising a solid carbon ...

Iowa’s drought of more than three years has significantly reduced the amount of farm fertilizers in the state’s streams, but that doesn’t guarantee a complete nitrate reprieve for the Des Moines metro ...

For decades the city of Cold Spring, Minn., has wrestled with pollution from farms fouling its drinking water. Sealing contaminated wells and digging new ones didn't fix it. Changes to farm practices ...

For the first time ever, central Iowa residents could face restrictions on watering their lawns, given challenges Des Moines Water Works faces keeping nitrate levels below the federal drinking 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 ...

Walmart, the largest retail chain in the U.S., is taking a significant step to enhance product quality by eliminating ...

Frost-damaged sorghums may contain prussic acid, which can cause health risks for livestock. As frost begins to appear across ...