# @dmregister on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2025-06-13T16:01:46.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Des Moines Register (@DMRegister) — https://gondola.cc/DMRegister

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For the first time on record, the Des Moines region's water authority has banned its 600,000 commercial and residential customers from watering their lawns, effective immediately, as high levels of nitrate pollutants in the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers threaten to outstrip its treatment capabilities.

Central Iowa Water Works customers who repeatedly violate the ban could face losing water service, officials said in announcing the measure Thursday, June 12.

Federal drinking water regulations limit nitrate content in drinking water to 10 milligrams per liter, and Water Works' equipment for removing it already is operating at capacity.

For now, treated drinking water continues to meet all state and federal regulations for drinking and household uses, the regional water authority said.

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