DES MOINES, Iowa — Nitrate milligrams per liter has become a phrase central Iowans are all too familiar with this year as Central Iowa Water Works has had a mandatory restriction in place for lawn ...

Over the past several weeks, nitrate levels in the Des Moines metro's drinking water have been a hot topic of discussion. A lawn watering ban that was implemented June 12 prompted rumors of a ...

On this week's edition of KCCI Close Up, chief political reporter Amanda Rooker and investigative reporter Suzanne Behnke talk about the ongoing problems with Iowa's water sources, including high ...

As Central Iowa Water Works imposes a lawn-watering ban to help ensure member utilities have the capacity to treat high levels of nitrates in their source water, some central Iowans are eyeing the ...

Nitrate levels in the Raccoon River are the highest they have been since 2013, forcing local officials in central Iowa to enact a lawn watering ban for the first time. The stage three water shortage ...

Funding for the system that monitors nitrate levels across Iowa's rivers is set to expire in 2026, leaving researchers ...

Water Works says there has been improvement in demand. They say water usage has dropped by 30-percent... simply from banning folks from watering their lawns. Nitrate ...

The eyes of dead fish and the message “know what you drink” adorn a new billboard near Avoca that urges Iowans to monitor ...

The Des Moines River winds through agricultural land in Boone County. Nitrate levels reached 16.66 milligrams per liter in the Des Moines River June 12 and 19.39 mg/L in the Raccoon River June 9. With ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- A warning has been issued for unhealthy drinking water in multiple towns in the south suburbs, which is especially dangerous for infants. The village of University Park ...