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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 nonprofit Valley Water Collaborative provides free domestic well testing and clean drinking water to people in the San Joaquin Valley who are affected by high nitrate levels. The service is part ...

Volunteers in Boardman went door-to-door to inform their neighbors about nitrates and collect water samples in English and Spanish. BOARDMAN, Ore. — The West Glen neighborhood lies along a gravel road ...

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 ...

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 ...

The end-of-season corn stalk nitrate test (CSNT) is a simple, inexpensive tool that can be used to assess the nitrogen (N) status of a corn crop at the end of the growing season. Data from studies ...

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 ...

BRAINERD — Crow Wing Soil and Water Conservation District will be hosting free well water nitrate testing events in Brainerd, Garrison and Crosslake in August. Testing events will be Aug. 8 in the ...