Many water wells in Iowa tainted by farm runoff, report finds

More than 40 percent of private wells tested positive for coliform bacteria at least once over a 16-year period, according to a new study of Iowa state records by the Environmental Working Group and the Iowa Environmental Council. Up to 290,000 Iowans rely on water from private wells, yet the state tested just 55,000 for… » Read More

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