Iowa Water Plant Breaks Nitrate Record | Des Moines News

Central Iowa Water Works just shattered its own nitrate removal record, running nonstop for 179 days — beating last year’s 177-day streak — to keep drinking water safe as nitrate levels spiked in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers. The facility’s eight specialized vessels are working overtime, and to help, officials slapped a lawn watering ban on 600,000 customers in June, slashing daily usage from over 63 million to 40 million gallons. Though restrictions lifted for homes on July 1, businesses and government still can’t water grass. Residents are still urged to cut outdoor use in half — watering every other day — as officials monitor the situation daily, hoping to ease up soon, but conservation remains critical to keep the system running. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e79d0265c1709d7b