Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Central Iowa Water Works imposes a lawn-watering ban to help ensure member utilities have the capacity to treat high levels of ...

Central Iowa Water Works is phasing out of its first-ever lawn watering ban, which has been in place since June 12 on account of sustained high nitrate levels in source water rivers. A comparison of ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- A warning has been issued for unhealthy drinking water in multiple towns in the south suburbs, which is especially dangerous for infants. The village of University Park ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Local officials warned more than half a million Iowans in the state’s capital city and suburbs on Thursday that near-record level of pollutants in its rivers could make ...

Demand for water has dropped by 30%, but the lawn watering ban continues. This story was updated June 27 at 4:30 p.m. to include more information about nitrate levels in boiled water. Central Iowa ...

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Des Moines Water Works spent over $1 million to treat near-record nitrate levels this summer that necessitated a law-watering ban A study is underway to determine the best approach for expanding ...

Nitrate concentrations, exacerbated by a wet spring that followed years of dry conditions, reached near record highs in Iowa rivers this summer. Concentrations are typically elevated in the summer.

TOMAH, Wis. (WEAU) - The City of Tomah is advising residents about the nitrate levels of one of the water wells, while telling residents the water is safe to drink. The well in question tested for ...

YODER, Kan. (KSNW) — Nitrate levels in the water supply for Reno County Rural Water District 101 remain above safe limits, officials confirmed this week. A water sample taken on June 2 tested at 12 ...