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Lawn-watering ban in Des Moines likely this summer over high nitrates

Des Moines metro area residents likely face another water ban for their lawns this summer, utility officials say.
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Buckle up. Des Moines's lawn watering ban is cutting demand, but unlikely to end soon.

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 ...
KCCI Des Moines

Central Iowa water officials squash rumors that drinking water is unsafe

ROAD BLOCKED AND A TOWN WITHOUT POWER. ANOTHER BIG STORY. WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE WATER. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A NEW UPDATE ON THE NITRATE LEVEL IN OUR DRINKING WATER. CIW OR CENTRAL IOWA WATER WORKS ...
KCCI Des Moines

KCCI Investigates: Water demand shot up day before lawn watering ban began, data shows

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 ...
Des Moines Register

Buckle up. Des Moines's lawn watering ban is cutting demand, but unlikely to end soon.

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 ...