# @dmregister on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DY42V2wHy1E
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-28T16:00:33.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Des Moines Register (@DMRegister) — https://gondola.cc/DMRegister

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Central Iowa Water Works is once again asking Des Moines metro residents to voluntarily cut their outdoor water use by 50% as nitrates in the region's drinking water sources spike.

“Central Iowa continues to face significant water quality and operational challenges,” Tami Madsen, CIWW’s executive director, said in a news release. “Additional conservation efforts are necessary to help reduce stress on the system and support reliable drinking water service for the region.”

Nitrate levels usually rise in warmer months, but they've been high almost all of this year. Des Moines Water Works has had to run its nitrate removal plant, one of the largest anywhere, since March 6. Before that, it ran from Jan. 6 to March 9.

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