FILE: Gov. Tina Kotek, right, tours Boardman with local organization Oregon Rural Action on May 3. Monica Samayoa / OPB State officials say they have ramped up nitrate testing in Eastern Oregon, where ...

A billboard near Avoca in southwest Iowa encourages Iowans to monitor their water for nitrate. (Nishnabotna Water Defenders via Iowa Capital Dispatch) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of ...

The connection between what happens on the surface and what happens underneath was explained in a recent webinar focusing on ...

The Oregon Health Authority since 2024 found that at least 634 domestic drinking water wells in the area contain unsafe ...

After decades of farm and food processing pollution contaminating groundwater in northeast Oregon, state regulators are ...

Groundwater contamination from agricultural practices and decreased water levels across the Central Valley have affected disadvantaged communities for decades, with at least 100,000 domestic well ...

Nitrate accumulations in feed are a concern during drought conditions. Early in the growing season plants absorb nitrogen from the soil and metabolize it for plant growth. Nitrates become an issue ...

Donna Rasmussen, a former administrator for the Fillmore County Soil and Water Conservation District, uses an ultraviolet spectrophotometer to measure the concentration of nitrates in a water sample ...

Private wells should be tested for nitrate every other year, according to a news release from the Crow Wing Soil and Water Conservation District. Nitrate occurs naturally and at safe and healthy ...

Sep. 6—EAU CLAIRE — The Eau Claire County-City Health Department is recognizing Protect Your Groundwater Day by offering discounted well water testing through September 15. Nitrate testing and ...

Mower County residents who drink water from a private well can have a sample tested for nitrate next week in Austin at no charge. Mower Soil & Water Conservation District is offering the no-cost ...