EPISODE · Aug 8, 2022 · 1 MIN
How to Protect Water Supply from Agricultural Pollutants with Des Moines Water Works
from Climate Break · host Project Climate, Center for Law, Energy & the Environment, Berkeley Law
For a transcript, please visit https://climatebreak.org/how-to-protect-water-supply-from-agricultural-pollutants-with-des-moines-water-works/
What this episode covers
Throughout the US, agricultural and livestock runoff are some of the largest contributors to drinking water pollution, especially in heavily farmed states like California and Iowa. Pesticides and fertilizers which, without strategies like cover cropping, can enter the water stream, leading to elevated levels of dissolved nitrates and phosphorus and causing toxic algal blooms. Listen to Jennifer Terry, external affairs manager for Des Moines Water Works, Iowa's largest water treatment utility, about their solutions for reducing agricultural pollutants in water stream. For a transcript, please visit https://climatebreak.org/how-to-protect-water-supply-from-agricultural-pollutants-with-des-moines-water-works/
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