Tag Archives: Iowa waterway nitrate levels

How You Can Help Monitor Iowa Water Quality

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Trish Nelson

https://iwla.org/nitrate-watch/ What Is Nitrate? Nitrate (NO3-) is a naturally occurring compound made up of nitrogen and oxygen. Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for plant growth, but human activities produce more nitrogen than natural systems can use. Fertilizers, manure and sewage … Continue reading →

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New Report On Nitrate In Iowa’s Drinking Water

Posted on May 24, 2024 by Trish Nelson

It’s time  to start talking about clean water. Here are some new findings by the Iowa Environmental Council published earlier this week. “The Iowa Environmental Council published a new report Nitrate in Drinking Water: A Public Health Concern for All … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Progressive Action Opportunities

Posted on May 14, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Check out this amazing offering of grassroots actions in CCI’s weekly newsletter on water quality, C02 pipeline, saving public education and more, starting right now through summer. For more information and to keep up with CCI’s non-stop progressive action opportunities, … Continue reading →

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Majority of Iowa Waterways Exceed Drinkable Nitrate Limit

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Trish Nelson

IowaEnvironmentalFocus.org KC McGinnis | May 3, 2016 Data from the Iowa Water Quality Information System (IWQIS) shows that more than half of Iowa’s waterways being recorded currently exceed the nitrate threshold of 10 mg/l, with several outpacing levels from previous … Continue reading →

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