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

A highly anticipated two-year water quality study by Polk County was released Tuesday, confirming that the nitrate in the ...

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

The total operating cost from 2013 through 2024: $2.4 million. If you add in maintenance, insurance and other costs, the ...

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

A new study shows that Iowa's waterways are plagued with pollutants that include nationally high nitrate levels, farm ...

Central Iowa officials provided updates about nitrate concentration levels, water conservation efforts and more in a news ...

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 ...

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 ...