A UC Davis study reveals that extreme weather, such as heavy rains following droughts, rapidly pushes nitrates from ...

Climate-driven extreme weather conditions, such as droughts and intense precipitation, may be accelerating the pace at which ...

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

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

Until further notice, use bottled water or other water that is low in nitrates. The City says boiling, freezing, filtering, ...

The study found heavy rains after a drought caused nitrates to seep 33 feet under farm fields in as little as 10 days. The study was published in Water Resources Research. "The conventional wisdom ...

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

The EPA identified one segment on the Cedar River, two segments on the Des Moines River, two segments on the Iowa River, one segment on the Raccoon River and one segment on the South Skunk River as ...

According to a post made on the city's website, staff have recommended an increase of 10% in order to pay for the construction of the first of three water treatment plants for removing PFAS and ...