News

KCCI Investigates: Nitrate removal facility off after running 193 days total so far this year

KCCI · last updated

KCCI Investigates: Nitrate removal facility off after running 193 days total so far this year

The nitrate removal facility helps to keep levels of the pollutant below 10 milligrams per liter, the EPA standard.

DES MOINES, Iowa —

Central Iowa Water Works’ nitrate removal facility was turned off Thursday.

KCCI Investigates confirmed the change in operations Saturday with CIWW, the regional water utility providing drinking water to 600,000 business, government and residential customers.

The facility removes the contaminant nitrate from source waters like the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers as part of the treatment process.

It has run 193 days so far this year due to high and persistent levels of the contaminant in the rivers. That’s the most since 2015 when the facility ran 177 days.

The nitrate removal facility has run zero days in some years.

View full article

here today, more tomorrow

We’ve launched briefing.center with a focus on the press and media.

And we’ve added Citizen Cartwright, a daily quick-read news summary by veteran Washington journalist Linda Cartwright. We’ve also created a new voting rights knowledge center for Citizen Cartwright subscribers. (You can sign up for a dedicated morning email at citizencartwright.com.)

You can sign up here for full access to press and media and Citizen Cartwright on briefing.center.

You can use briefing.center as the center of your information management, or just one of your tools. We’re happy to discuss your information needs.

Sign up