ST. CHARLES — Dozens of private well owners from five counties filed through the St. Charles Community Center on Thursday to learn more about a resource they use daily: water from their private wells.

Residents who want to check the drinking water from their private wells for nitrates will have the opportunity to do so from 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17 at the Scott County Public Works facility on ...

About 23 million U.S. households depend on private wells as their primary drinking water source. These homeowners are entirely responsible for ensuring that the water from their wells is safe for ...

A free well-testing program for Minnesota homeowners has become the latest target in the state's increasingly fractious political battle over water and agricultural pollution. At its December meeting, ...

DODGE CITY, Kan. (KSNW) — The City of Dodge City Public Works department was notified that on March 14, a water quality sample showed nitrate levels above the maximum level allowed for community ...

A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction requested by the Environmental Protection Agency that will force Granger-area dairies to test for nitrates in nearby residential drinking water.

Nitrogen is a naturally occurring nutrient found in most soils. It is essential for life in plants and most plants require large amounts of nitrogen for best growth. Nitrate (nitrogen) formation also ...

Researchers explain how nitrate from farming and fish ponds moves through water and pollutes freshwater lakes.

You've got questions about Central Iowa's water since officials have banned commercial and residential lawn watering due to high levels of nitrates in water sources. We've got answers. Sign up for our ...

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - Homeowners in Portage County that obtain drinking water from a private well will be offered free nitrate testing on Saturday. Private well owners need to collect a sample ...

Samantha Williams, co-president of the Nishnabotna Water Defenders, holds a dissolved oxygen test next to the East Nishnabotna River near Red Oak. The state's fifth largest recorded fish kill occurred ...