STORY COUNTY, Iowa (KCCI) - Farmers in Central Iowa say they’re continuously monitoring and working to limit the amount of nitrogen used on their land, which can lead to nitrate levels in waterways, ...

Home reverse osmosis systems are becoming more popular in central Iowa as nitrates affect public drinking water supplies.

POLK CITY, Iowa — As a lawn watering ban continues in central Iowa due to high nitrate levels in water sources, farmers and ...

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Maxwell Farms, also known as Maxwell United, won the 2024 Iowa Conservation Farmers of the Year. KCCI spoke with a farmer who shared what they and others do.

Drinking water treatment that pursues a multi-contaminant approach, tackling several pollutants at once, could prevent more ...

Virtually all of Minnesota’s municipal water systems continue to provide residents with drinking water that easily exceeds ...

Farmers often face tough decisions about how much nitrogen to apply to corn, especially when spring weather disrupts ...

Both the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers remain above recommended nitrate levels, at 12.25 mg/L and 13.99 mg/L, respectively. Because of those high levels, a watering ban remains in place in the Des ...

Faced with a water-quality crisis, Iowa grapples to find a solution: Is it more treatment, voluntary conservation, regulation ...

A new report highlights concerning concentrations of cancer-causing nitrate, arsenic, and chromium-6 in U.S. tap water.

Drinking water treatment that pursues a multi-contaminant approach, tackling several pollutants at once, could prevent more ...