Understanding how much nitrate is present in irrigation water is important not only for farm management decisions, but also for protecting the quality of drinking water, according to research from ...

The eyes of dead fish and the message “know what you drink” adorn a new billboard near Avoca that urges Iowans to monitor nitrate levels in their water. The billboard is the first of several that the ...

LITTLE BIT, AND WE’LL CHECK BACK IN WITH YOU SOON. RIGHT NOW, MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA IS STILL UNDER A LAWN WATERING BAN. IT’S DUE TO HIGH NITRATE LEVELS IN OUR WATER SOURCES. YOU’RE TAKING A LOOK AT ALL ...

ST. CHARLES — Dozens of private well owners from five counties filed through the St. Charles Community Center on Thursday to learn more about a resource they use daily: water from their private wells.

Oregon Rural Action's Ana Maria Rodriguez conducts a rapid test on a jar of water brought from Boardman, Ore.., which tested above the federal standard of 10 milligrams per liter. Monica Samayoa / OPB ...

KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT SIX CENTRAL IOWA WATER WORKS IS GIVING US AN INSIDE LOOK AT HOW THE WATER COMING THROUGH ITS TREATMENT FACILITIES IS TESTED FOR NITRATES. THEY SAY THEIR MACHINES ARE ACCURATE DOWN ...

A drinking water warning was sent to Littlestown residents this week, stating that excessive nitrate levels were found in the water.

You've got questions about Central Iowa's water since officials have banned commercial and residential lawn watering due to high levels of nitrates in water sources. We've got answers. Sign up for our ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - How many nitrates are in your drinking water? The state is offering drinking water well owners the opportunity to find out exactly. The Nebraska Department of Environment and ...

BRAINERD — Crow Wing Soil and Water Conservation District will be hosting free well water nitrate testing events in Brainerd, Garrison and Crosslake in August. Testing events will be Aug. 8 in the ...

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