Iowa City water treatment holds steady in face of elevated summer nitrate levels - The Daily Iowan

Iowa City water treatment holds steady in face of elevated summer nitrate levels - The Daily Iowan

During the summer, the Iowa City community had a lower overall need for water treatment than Des Moines, despite both the city and the state capital grappling with high nitrate levels in the Des Moines, Raccoon, and Iowa Rivers. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources detected elevated levels of nitrates in river water, posing problems for the 600,000 people using central Iowa water, according to Central Iowa Water Works. Nitrates are naturally…