Central Iowa Water Works says its first-ever ban on lawn watering is cutting demand and easing worries that its utilities — hampered by high levels of health-endangering nitrates in the Raccoon and ...

Iowa’s largest drinking water utility is pushing back against a federal decision to remove segments of the two central Iowa rivers that are its prime water sources from a list of waterways considered ...

BO. THANKS SO MUCH. WE’RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT CENTRAL IOWA WATER WORKS DECISION TO BAN LAWN WATERING. THE REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY TOOK THAT UNPRECEDENTED STEP ON JUNE 12TH, SAYING ITS NITRATE REMOVAL ...

KCCI Investigates: How Des Moines Water Works hunts down water main leaks ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Officials from Des Moines Water Works said Thursday a decision from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency pertaining to water quality did “not align” with ...

Nitrate levels in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers have dipped below the EPA limit of 10 milligrams per liter, but the lawn watering ban remains in effect. But Central Iowa Water Works needs ...

He’s spent 35 years at the Des Moines Water Works. Today, a conversation with soon-to-retire CEO and general manager Ted Corrigan. Stepping down later this month, Corrigan's career at DMWW includes ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — For the last several weeks, Des Moines Water Works has been dealing with elevated nitrate levels in drinking water, forcing its Fleur Drive facility to operate at full ...

High nitrate levels in Des Moines and Raccoon rivers prompted Central Iowa Water Works' first-ever lawn watering ban. The ban has reduced water demand by 30%, helping the utility avoid violating ...