KCCI Des Moines

KCCI Investigates: Nitrate removal facility ran 177 days, cost $753K to run in 2015

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 ends rare winter run of nitrate removal system

Central Iowa Water Works ends rare winter run of nitrate removal system ...
Iowa Public Radio

Des Moines Water Works to run nitrate removal facility for the first time in five years

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 ...
Des Moines Register

For safe drinking water, Des Moines Water Works activates rarely-used nitrate removal plant

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 ...
Circle of Blue

EPA Restarts Assessment of Health Risks from Nitrate in Water

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 ...