Articles from June 2025

Central Iowa Water Works reveals how it will address high nitrate levels in the future

Thursday, June 19, 2025
As the nitrate removal facility at Des Moines Water Works continues to be in operation, Central Iowa Water Works (CIWW) is sharing its plan to build and expand operations in the future.
a woman pouring a cup of water into a plastic bottle for testing

Iowa City-area mobile home park faces uncertainty about drinking water after tests show high levels of manganese

Thursday, June 19, 2025
Residents of Lake Ridge Estates, a mobile home park just south of Iowa City, last week found a 24-pack of bottled water and a notice at their front doors that their water has tested high for both manganese and arsenic.
a screenshot of IWQIS with current nitrogen levels across the state

First-ever ban on watering lawns in central Iowa due to nitrate levels in rivers

Tuesday, June 17, 2025
A ban on watering lawns has been issued in the Des Moines metro area for the first time to avoid a potential water crisis due to high concentrations of nitrates in local rivers.
A watershed group poses for a picture in a cornfield, with the IFC hydrostation behind

From Roads to Rivers: A Wisconsin-Iowa Exchange on Watershed Management and Infrastructure Resilience

Monday, June 16, 2025
A group of passionate watershed conservationists, engineers, farmers, and community members from Iowa and Wisconsin connected in Postville, Iowa for an informational exchange around innovative watershed management strategies.   
Iowa Flood Center bridge sensor points down at brown, rushing river water underneath

Know Your Flood Risks-Iowa Flood Center Tools

Thursday, June 12, 2025
The IFC provides technical support to many local, state, and federal partners through flood monitoring and forecasting, inundation mapping, mitigation, and education and outreach, helping Iowans understand and reduce their current and future flood risks.
Breanna Shea discusses the watershed model with children surrounding

Watershed Wisdom: Outdoor Learning Brings Rivers to Life for Muscatine Students

Tuesday, June 3, 2025
5th graders from Muscatine explore IIHR's unique research facility on the Mississippi River for a day of exploration and outdoor learning.