Finding a streak of orange or a crusty patch of rust on your water heater usually means the metal is losing its fight against moisture. Many homeowners don't realize water heater tanks are designed ...

Discolored drinking water is a common complaint from Swansea residents. Here's what the town is doing to fix its water ...

A town hall focused on solutions for Iowa's water pollution, which a report linked to agricultural practices. Experts highlighted policy gaps that allow agricultural runoff and waste from large farms ...

The rule could limit the veto power of states and tribes under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. The Trump administration will soon propose changes to a Clean Water Act regulation that allows states ...

DES MOINES, Iowa—For over a decade, a network of water quality sensors managed by the University of Iowa has provided publicly available data about waterways across the state. And while Iowa grapples ...

Water is a crucial resource for farmers and ranchers. Beyond keeping their crops, forage and livestock healthy and growing, the water used on the farm is also part of their families’ and communities’ ...

WSSC Water officials, along with Maryland leaders, celebrate the opening of the utility's expander water quality facility.(WTOP/Linh Bui) The Silver Spring facility that keeps some of the D.C.

Iowa drinking water nitrate contamination routinely exceeds federal safety thresholds, as new evidence suggests toxicity of even low level exposure Iowa drinking water nitrate contamination routinely ...

For decades, Riverkeeper has acted as the Hudson River’s watchdog, testing for pollution and pushing state and federal regulators to clean up a waterway long plagued by sewage, industrial contaminants ...

Lucas Grundmeier is the Register's opinion editor. Water quality in Iowa is not a niche interest. Hundreds of people jammed into Drake University’s Sheslow Auditorium on Aug. 4 to hear an academic ...

An instrument resembling a two-tone blue wrapping paper tube sits at the edge of Manatee Springs near Chiefland. Every 15 minutes, it samples the spring’s water, measures its nitrate levels and shoots ...