You've got questions about Central Iowa's water since officials have banned commercial and residential lawn watering due to ...

Electrochemically converting the nitrate found in contaminated water into ammonia offers a potentially environmentally ...

Central Iowa’s regional water authority has issued an immediate ban on watering lawns as river nitrate levels threaten to ...

For what's apparently the first time since Central Iowa Water Works imposed an unprecedented lawn-watering ban June 12, ...

In a corn field within St. Peter’s 4,500-acre Drinking Water Supply Management Area (DWSMA), three water and sediment control ...

In June 2025, silver nitrate production declined as expected, primarily due to a drop in demand from downstream silver paste and solar cell enterprises. Overall, silver nitrate production fell by 5.8% ...

Iowa’s rivers and streams continue to be plagued by nitrates, and the problem is not getting better after years of legislative efforts that tip-toe around the problem. In central Iowa, drinking water ...

In the first half of 2025 (H1), the strengthening silver price drove up the capacity valuation of silver nitrate. However, as new capacity entered the market, the processing fee for silver nitrate ...

For several weeks, nitrate levels in the rivers have been so high, treatment plants across central Iowa are having a hard time treating it including Des Moines Water Works. The agency treats an ...

Central Iowa's growing data centers use a lot of water to cool their equipment. Are they contributing to the current water ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Central Iowa Water Works officials on Thursday imposed a ban on lawn watering. The ban is effective immediately and in place until further notice for the 600,000 residential ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has cautioned that "nitrate concentrations remain too high in many parts of the ...