Nitrate removal facility runs for a month, uncommon for winter ...

The Raccoon River is one of the sources of drinking water for Des Moines Water Works. The water utility says nitrate levels in the river are elevated due to a rainy spring, which washes nitrates off ...

Spiking nitrate levels in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers have prompted Des Moines Water Works to fire up its nitrate removal plant for the first time in five years. The plant ensures water is safe ...

Water officials want Des Moines metro property owners to rethink their lawn watering plans now to help avoid a second ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, reversing a Trump-era decision, is restarting a human health assessment of nitrate and nitrite, a move that has potentially far-reaching regulatory ...