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Iowa’s Largest City Sues Over Farm Fertilizer Runoff In Rivers

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Josh Wolsky
Josh Wolsky

When farms and ranches over fertilize, rain carries the unabsorbed fertilizer into the watershed. And according the City of Des Moines, those added nitrates in water pose a health risk and add costs to water treatment.

Josh Wolsky

Josh Wolsky

Developer & Writer @TheMinot Voice, Fan of the Souris River, SavorMinot Advocate. Fortunate to be a 'former' City Council member ;)