You've got questions about Central Iowa's water since officials have banned commercial and residential lawn watering due to ...

Nitrates, fecal bacteria, sediment and other pollutants in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers threaten safe drinking water for ...

Nitrate levels remain elevated in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers, two of the drinking water sources for Central Iowa Water ...

As near-record nitrate levels strain water supply, Central Iowa Water Works asks residents to slash watering, and ...

For what's apparently the first time since Central Iowa Water Works imposed an unprecedented lawn-watering ban June 12, ...

Ireland’s agricultural emissions and river nitrate levels dropped last year – despite a 10pc surge in fertiliser use – in what EPA officials described last week as a step forward but not enough. The ...

A ban on watering lawns has been issued in the Des Moines metro area for the first time to avoid a potential water crisis due to high concentrations of nitrates.

Nitrate levels in the Cedar River, which supplies drinking water for Cedar Rapids, have increased in recent days, but remain ...

Iowa’s rivers and streams continue to be plagued by nitrates, and the problem is not getting better after years of legislative efforts that tip-toe around the problem. In central Iowa, drinking water ...

In Des Moines, the problem’s gotten so bad that lawn watering has been prohibited. But cities like Cedar Rapids and Iowa city ...

Central Iowa Water Works lifts ban on companies installing sod. But it keeps prohibition on lawn watering for 600,000 Des ...

An Taisce has welcomed an EPA report showing there was a 10% national reduction in river nitrate concentrations during 2024.