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Pollution, Not Drought, Prompts Lawn-Watering Ban in Des Moines

Inside Climate News · By Anika Jane Beamer · last updated
It’s a first for the Central Iowa Water Works, which is worried about maintaining compliance with EPA nitrate standards.

By Anika Jane Beamer

Right before a sweltering weekend in Iowa, the water authority for the Des Moines metro area banned its 600,000 customers from watering their lawns. 

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