Des Moines Water Works will divert nitrates from Raccoon River

The Des Moines Water Works announced plans to voluntarily stop releasing excess nitrates into the Raccoon River — a key water source for the city’s 500,000 people — even though Iowa law permits the utility to do so, reports KCCI Des Moines. DMWW will instead divert 300,000 gallons of water a day through pipes to a sewage treatment plant, where 40… » Read More

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