"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 ...

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 ...

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

Impaired waters have an identified pollutant that exceeds water quality standards and require a water improvement plan, known ...

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

Extreme weather spurred by climate change, including droughts and heavy rains, may increase the risk of nitrates from ...

EPA says parts of Des Moines, Raccoon, Iowa, Cedar and S. Skunk rivers should be added to Iowa's impaired waters list because ...

Iowa’s major urban drinking water supplies are contaminated with levels of toxic nitrates, linked to cancer, that exceed ...

Extreme weather spurred by climate change, including droughts and heavy rains, may increase the risk of nitrates from ...