Iowa DNR opposed Biden EPA deciding Des Moines, Raccoon, other river segments were impaired. Trump EPA rescinded the decision ...

The Environmental Protection Agency has overturned a 2024 ruling that sought to protect some of Iowa's largest waterways that ...

Water restrictions for nearly a fifth of the Iowa’s population brought the state’s nitrate challenges to the forefront. Water ...

Des Moines Water Works speaks out against the EPA’s July decision to remove sections of the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers ...

Officials from Des Moines Water Works said Thursday a decision from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency pertaining to ...

For the first time since May 30, Central Iowa Water Works says its Des Moines-area customers can resume normal lawn watering and irrigation.

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How does the Des Moines Water Works facility work? At the Fleur Drive Treatment Plant in Des Moines, samples taken from the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers are filtered before they're run through a ...

Des Moines Water Works CEO Ted Corrigan attributes the nitrate problem in Iowa's water to farm fertilizers, while local farmer Ryan Marquardt calls for collaborative solutions.

Powerful Hurricane Erin has undergone a period of astonishingly rapid intensification — a phenomenon that has become far more ...

Danley said the goal is 600. DMWW has other ways to assess home water usage, and customers can also sign up for consumption alerts. So far, Flume is available only for Des Moines Water Works users.