About 62 million Americans — roughly 1 in 5 people — may be drinking tap water with potentially harmful nitrate levels, according to a recent Environmental Working Group (EWG) analysis of nearly ...

You've got questions about Central Iowa's water since officials have banned commercial and residential lawn watering due to high levels of nitrates in water sources. We've got answers. Sign up for our ...

ST. CHARLES — Dozens of private well owners from five counties filed through the St. Charles Community Center on Thursday to learn more about a resource they use daily: water from their private wells.

Experts say Iowa's water is safe to drink. But, if you're concerned about nitrate levels, this is what to look for in a water filtration system.

About 23 million U.S. households depend on private wells as their primary drinking water source. These homeowners are entirely responsible for ensuring that the water from their wells is safe for ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Janesville resident said he thinks he’s got an overflow of nitrates in his tap water, and he said the foggy, green algae suddenly overtaking the water in his fish tanks prove it. Terry Calkins said ...

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 ...