While publicly registered drinking water must meet government standards and regulations, people accessing private groundwater ...

It's the first of several that the Nishnabotna Water Defenders, a nonprofit advocating for water quality in southwest Iowa, ...

A billboard near Avoca encourage Iowans to monitor their water for nitrate. (Photo by Taylor Thomas/Nishnabotna Water Defenders) The eyes of dead fish and the message “know what you drink” adorn a new ...

Sep. 9—The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) offered free nitrate well testing for the first time at Farmfest this year, giving well owners instant answers about their drinking water. Over the ...

Findings from recent tests make the work to expand access to nitrate testing and remediation even more urgent, to minimize ...

The Monroe County Health Department is reminding residents to test their private well water annually to protect their health.

Changes in the agricultural landscape have brought economic benefits to the region and the state, but they are also a ...

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As researchers behind an Iowa water quality sensor program race to find a new funding source before money runs out and ...

In a slim margin, Environment Canterbury declared a nitrate emergency on September 17, backing a motion from outgoing ...

The DNR is also working to address E. coli issues related to lagoons, large ponds used to treat wastewater with bacteria. Many of Iowa's wastewater treatment plants discharge the contents of their ...

An Environmental Working Group map shows that almost 100 million Americans are drinking water potentially contaminated with ...