The water plant is nearing capacity to remove nitrates, which is pushed both by higher nitrate levels & higher consumption. To avoid exceeding nitrate limits, starting today, Central Iowa Water Works has issued a total ban on lawn watering as a final act to avoid exceeding federal nitrate limits […]
I remember BIll Stowe clashing with ag-lobbyists, where the lobbyists claimed they were doing exactly the right things to protect water in Iowa, and that further legislation and lawsuits were not necessary.
Now, in 2025, Central Iowans must curtail water usage, not because there isn't enough […]
The #FirthOfThames also has very high levels of #acidification caused by #FarmRunoff - with pH levels lower than 7.9 in autumn - not expected in the open ocean until 2100. Upwelling on the US west coast - seriously affecting oyster hatcheries sees water reach 7.6 pH levels.
#OceanpH #agsky #carbon
Part of the emissions release is from nitrogen - high in the #FirthOfThames from #FarmRunoff, which causes algae blooms in autumn. Bacteria, breaking the algae down as they die, release carbon dioxide & suck oxygen out of surrounding seawater killing other marine life
#agsky #carbon #NitrogenRunoff
Water restrictions loom in central Iowa due to nitrates: www.radioiowa.com/2024/06/19/w...
Also, stop drinking dead people. Nitrates are high around Iowa cemeteries. #Iowa #IowaLife #IowaNews #CleanWater #DrinkingWater #waterutilities #FarmRunoff
