Elevated nitrate levels in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers prompted Central Iowa Water Works to start up its nitrate ...

Central Iowa Water Works says they have activated their nitrate removal facility due to heightened nitrate levels in the Des ...

As Central Iowa Water Works imposes a lawn-watering ban to help ensure member utilities have the capacity to treat high levels of nitrates in their source water, some central Iowans are eyeing the ...

Recent studies have found elevated levels of nitrate in drinking water correlates with health issues like cancer and thyroid disease — even below what current federal standards deem as safe. But ...

In spring and summer 2025, the nitrate removal facility ran in part of fully for 112 days. A wet July drove nitrates out of ...

City officials in Fairview have sent out a warning that high levels of nitrate were detected in the city's water system. Officials said parents should not give tap water to children six months old or ...

Central Iowa Water Works says the nitrate removal facility is still running Monday. Previous video above: Central Iowa Water ...

EIGHT NEWS. IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. WELL, STAYING ON THE TOPIC OF WATER, THE NITRATE LEVELS IN THE DES MOINES AND RACCOON RIVERS ARE DROPPING. GREAT NEWS. YESTERDAY, THE LEVEL IN THE DES MOINES RIVER WAS ...

Martin Yanez and his sister Rosalinda Guillen live in the Yakima Valley near a large dairy. Their well water has high levels of nitrates, which can cause health problems. Esmy Jimenez/NWPB More people ...

YODER, Kan. (KSNW) — Nitrate levels for the water district that serves the Yoder community are still too high. The Reno County Public Works Department says tests earlier this month show that Rural ...

(Iowa Capital Dispatch) - 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 ...

Due to high nitrate levels in the Raccoon and Des Moines Rivers, Central Iowa Water Works has had to activate its nitrate ...