Clive Residents Respond to Lawn Watering Ban Amid High Nitrate Levels

Water use drops, but ban on lawn watering remains for central Iowans - Radio Iowa

Officials say nitrate levels are still high in central Iowa waterways that supply the Des Moines area with drinking water. It’s been nearly a week since the Central Iowa Water Works banned its 600,000 customers from watering lawns to keep drinking water from violating EPA standards. Water usage has dropped, but Ted Corrigan, CEO at […]

Iowans across the state asked to conserve water due to dry wells, high nitrate levels

Iowans in communities around the state, primarily in central and southern regions, have been told to refrain from watering their lawns, washing their cars and filling swimming pools. Some utilities issued preventative conservation orders in anticipation of dry conditions through…

Clive residents respond to lawn watering ban amid high nitrate levels

Clive residents are cooperating with a lawn watering ban as nitrate levels in Central Iowa rivers remain high, with water use dropping significantly.

Once nitrate levels come down, we might not be out of the woods, according to one Iowa expert

DES MOINES, Iowa -- A ban on lawn watering across the Central Iowa Water Works system is staying in place. Staff said conservation efforts over the weekend helped to keep nitrate levels in drinking water within the Environmental Protection Agency's limits. River conditions are also improving. Tests on Monday showed nitrate levels in the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers were down roughly 10% since Saturday. "As a result of high nitrate concentration…

Water use drops, but ban on lawn watering remains for central Iowans

(Radio Iowa) – Officials say nitrate levels are still high in central Iowa waterways that supply the Des Moines area with drinking water. It’s been nearly a week since the Central Iowa Water Works banned its 600-thousand customers from watering lawns to keep drinking water from violating E-P-A standards. Water usage has dropped, but Ted Corrigan, C-E-O at Des Moines Water Works, says the ban will remain in place. “We’re going to need your contin…