KCCI investigates: Nitrate removal facility runs for a month, uncommon for winter

The nitrate removal facility at Central Iowa Water Works has now been running for a full month.
KCCI Des Moines

KCCI Investigates: Nitrate removal facility ran 177 days, cost $753K to run in 2015

KEEPING OUR DRINKING WATER SAFE. CENTRAL IOWA WATER WORKS NITRATE REMOVAL FACILITY IS A KEY TOOL FOR KEEPING OUR DRINKING WATER SAFE, AND IT’S NOW IN ITS 63RD STRAIGHT DAY OF OPERATION. THESE VESSELS ...
Iowa Public Radio

Des Moines Water Works to run nitrate removal facility for the first time in five years

The Raccoon River is one of the sources of drinking water for Des Moines Water Works. The water utility says nitrate levels in the river are elevated due to a rainy spring, which washes nitrates off ...

Environmental groups threaten lawsuit over EPA’s impaired water list in Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa — Nitrate levels remain elevated in both major metro rivers. The Des Moines River measured more than 11 ...
The Gazette

What does a small Iowa town do when the water Is undrinkable?

Nitrate pollution is straining some water facilities in small Iowa towns, even when they have advanced filtration systems.
Des Moines Register

For safe drinking water, Des Moines Water Works activates rarely-used nitrate removal plant

Spiking nitrate levels in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers have prompted Des Moines Water Works to fire up its nitrate removal plant for the first time in five years. The plant ensures water is safe ...
EurekAlert!

Efficient electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate to nitrogen gas: promising way to remove nitrogen from water

According to a paper published recently on Chemical Communications, Prof. MENG Guowen's group from the Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS), Chinese Academy ...