Des Moines water board plans to sue over nitrate runoff

The Des Moines Water Works trustees are expected to vote today to sue three farming counties in northwestern Iowa for high nitrate levels in the Raccoon River, one of two watersheds tapped for drinking water in Iowa’s capital city. The Water Works blames the high nitrate levels on agricultural runoff in Sac, Buena Vista and… » Read More

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