CORALVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) - A Coralville company working to find a cost-effective way to remove nitrates from water recently ...

Chemist Lisa Morarend explained how ion chromatography is used to measure nitrate and other contaminants in water samples at the Fleur Drive Treatment Plant in Des Moines during a press event Tuesday.

Water service could be cut off if residents and businesses violate the ban. A ban on watering lawns has been issued in the Des Moines metro area for the first time to avoid a potential water crisis ...

Excessive use of fertilizers has fueled global food production, but it has also left behind a serious problem: nitrate pollution in soil and water. High nitrate levels threaten drinking water safety, ...

LEADER. THAT IS SO IMPRESSIVE. WELL, NEW AT SIX. THE NITRATE REMOVAL FACILITY IS OFF. CENTRAL IOWA WATER WORKS SAYS IT WAS SHUT DOWN ON FRIDAY AFTER RUNNING FOR 112 TOTAL DAYS. THE FACILITY RUNS WHEN ...

Over the past several weeks, nitrate levels in the Des Moines metro's drinking water have been a hot topic of discussion. A lawn watering ban that was implemented June 12 prompted rumors of a ...

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 ...