The letter from the EPA said these segments need to be on the impaired water list because of their levels of nitrate and nitrite, which have a “known toxicity.” The EPA said it asked Iowa, in a ...

By Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, after rejecting a portion of Iowa’s 2024 list ...

"There's always some level of nitrates, even in the dead of winter," Hesemann said of the Cedar River. There is an existing ...

Nitrate levels in Basin groundwater are typically high, sometimes exceeding the Environmental Protection Administration’s 10 ppm safe drinking water maximum. Happily, this new water from the ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) added seven water segments to Iowa's 2024 impaired water list, including parts ...

Iowa typically doesn't consider the impact on the environment because it's outside the water permitting process, according to testimony in the case.

Michigan and Florida require septic waste to be taken to municipal waste treatment systems. Wisconsin lawmakers need to enact ...

Every two years the state is required to make an impaired waters list, which essentially flags a list of waterways that don’t meet water quality standards.

An administrative law judge ruled recently that the Iowa Department of Natural Resources should consider water quality, as ...

After finding uranium and lead in my water, I spoke to experts to find out everything I needed to know about how to properly ...