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Des Moines Water Works feeling the strain from elevated nitrate levels | Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network

Summary by iowaagribusinessradionetwork.com
On June 12th Central Iowa Water Works issued a residential and commercial lawn watering ban citing strain on water treatment facilities because of elevated nitrate concentration in raw source waters. The press release from CIWW says “Central Iowa Water Works needs to limit the amount of river water that is used in the treatment process because nitrate concentrations in the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers have climbed to near record levels.” Des Moi
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iowaagribusinessradionetwork.com broke the news in on Friday, June 27, 2025.
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