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Des Moines Water Works is speaking out against the EPA's decision to remove sections of the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers from the state's impaired waters list.

The move came even as high nitrate levels in the rivers, exceeding EPA limits, prompted a temporary lawn watering ban.

Des Moines Water Works emphasizes the need for enforceable cleanup plans to address the nitrate contamination from farm runoff.

Iowa’s largest drinking water utility is pushing back against a federal decision to remove segments of the two central Iowa rivers that are its prime water sources from a list of waterways considered impaired by pollution.

The Des Moines Water Works Board of Trustees said in a Thursday, Aug. 14, news release that it opposes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agenc

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