In Des Moines, the problem’s gotten so bad that lawn watering has been prohibited. But cities like Cedar Rapids and Iowa city ...

A highly anticipated two-year water quality study by Polk County was released Tuesday, confirming that the nitrate in the ...

A ban on lawn watering across the Central Iowa Water Works system is staying in place. Staff said conservation efforts over the weekend helped to keep nitrate levels in drinking water within the ...

Nitrate levels in the Cedar River, which supplies drinking water for Cedar Rapids, have increased in recent days, but remain ...

As near-record nitrate levels strain water supply, Central Iowa Water Works asks residents to slash watering, and ...

Even low levels of nitrate—a common agricultural runoff and drinking water contaminant—are associated with increased risks of preterm birth and low birthweight babies, according to a study ...

Exposure to a common agricultural contaminant in drinking water, even in small doses, may be linked to increased risks of preterm birth, a new study has found. The pollutant, called nitrate, is ...

Testing done by Aqua Illinois found 11.9mg/L nitrate levels in University Park, Illinois drinking water, health officials said Sunday. The federal drinking level standard nitrate level is 10mg/L.

OTTUMWA, Iowa — Ottumwa, Iowa, is using a second source of water to combat rising nitrate levels in its drinking water, ensuring safety for its 25,000 residents.

TOMAH, Wis. (WKBT) -- Nitrate levels in a Tomah water well are above safe limits. That's according to the City of Tomah who, at the direction of the Wisconsin DNR, have issued a drinking water ...

Customers of Aqua Illinois complained Monday about the quality of water they receive from the utility and the company’s response to nitrate contamination affecting University Park and other ...