KEEPING OUR DRINKING WATER SAFE. CENTRAL IOWA WATER WORKS NITRATE REMOVAL FACILITY IS A KEY TOOL FOR KEEPING OUR DRINKING WATER SAFE, AND IT’S NOW IN ITS 63RD STRAIGHT DAY OF OPERATION. THESE VESSELS ...

Central Iowa Water Works has shut down its nitrate removal facility after nearly two months of rare winter operation to keep drinking water safe.

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 ...

LEADER. THAT IS SO IMPRESSIVE. WELL, NEW AT SIX. THE NITRATE REMOVAL FACILITY IS OFF. CENTRAL IOWA WATER WORKS SAYS IT WAS SHUT DOWN ON FRIDAY AFTER RUNNING FOR 112 TOTAL DAYS. THE FACILITY RUNS WHEN ...

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 ...

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 ...