Wetlands and the Water Works: Flowing Off the Farm and into the Water Supply
This story is part of a three part series: Check out Part One and Part Two. Iowa is home to two rivers, the Cedar and Iowa rivers, voted as some of America’s most endangered rivers by the American...
View ArticleNews Quiz: Draining Iowa’s Farmland
For over a century, drainage tiles have played a significant role in Iowa agriculture. Tiles, a network of underground perforated tubing which drain excess water to below ground level, allow crops to...
View ArticleWater Issues Inspired University of Iowa Dance Program
Danielle Wilde/IowaWatchMembers of the 2016 University of Iowa Dancers in Company troupe rehearse 'Anatomy of a River,' one of six dances in the group's Water Works program, on Feb. 11. Water — how it...
View ArticleThe Stuff We Flush Could Come Back To Haunt Us When We Drink Water
Caffeine and a drug used to regulate blood sugar levels for people with Type 2 diabetes wash down the drain every day to become some of the most common unregulated contaminants in Iowa’s public...
View ArticleCedar Falls Fights Drinking Water Nitrates Battle
Across the street and a few doors down from Meghan and Sean O’Neal’s Neola Street home in Cedar Falls, you can see a small, nondescript one-story brick building. Sabine Martin/IowaWatch and Tiger...
View ArticleFarming Activity Contaminates Water Despite Best Practices
CASCO, Wis. – Lynda Cochart did not realize her water was contaminated with coliform bacteria until she contracted MRSA, an antibiotic-resistant skin infection. She believed it came from the water in...
View ArticleReport Highlights Nitrate Contamination In Drinking Water Across The U.S.
Scientists have known for decades that drinking water contaminated by fertilizer nitrates can pose a threat to infants by undermining the ability of their blood to carry oxygen. The condition, known as...
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