Iowa volunteers concerned with the state’s water quality are beginning a new season of independently testing for nitrates in ...

LITTLE BIT, AND WE’LL CHECK BACK IN WITH YOU SOON. RIGHT NOW, MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA IS STILL UNDER A LAWN WATERING BAN. IT’S DUE TO HIGH NITRATE LEVELS IN OUR WATER SOURCES. YOU’RE TAKING A LOOK AT ALL ...

Understanding how much nitrate is present in irrigation water is important not only for farm management decisions, but also for protecting the quality of drinking water, according to research from ...

The nitrate level in Dodge City's water has dropped below the federal standard and is safe to drink, the city announced on ...

A billboard near Avoca in southwest Iowa encourages Iowans to monitor their water for nitrate. (Nishnabotna Water Defenders via Iowa Capital Dispatch) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of ...

Private well owners in La Crosse County are being urged to test their water, as contaminants like nitrates and bacteria can ...

Although many Iowans rarely check the nitrate levels in their homes, that's beginning to change thanks to Iowa Citizens for ...

Gabriel Lade received funding from the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to conduct this research.

The Olmsted County Soil and Water Conservation District and Olmsted County Public Health Services will do free water testing at the Olmsted County Fair for households that rely on private wells for ...

Private wells should be tested for nitrate every other year, according to a news release from the Crow Wing Soil and Water Conservation District. Nitrate occurs naturally and at safe and healthy ...

Mower County residents who drink water from a private well can have a sample tested for nitrate next week in Austin at no charge. Mower Soil & Water Conservation District is offering the no-cost ...

The eyes of dead fish and the message “know what you drink” adorn a new billboard near Avoca that urges Iowans to monitor nitrate levels in their water. The billboard is the first of several that the ...