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You may have heard of the Big Berkey, one of the water filtration products offered by Berkey Filters. While Berkey touts removing over 95% of heavy metals and 99.9% of pathogenic bacteria, their filtration process is not as thorough as you may think. If you or someone you know currently uses a Berkey filter, consider... Read more »

If you’ve been following the Water Blog, you know that consistently high nitrate levels found in both the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers has forced Des Moines Water Works to consider litigation against three Iowa counties. Unregulated agricultural runoff from Calhoun, Sac, and Buena Vista counties in Northwest Iowa have, according to Water Works CEO... Read more »

This article is the third in a series of blog posts related to the record-high nitrate levels found in the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers. (The first two articles can be found here and here.) Bill Stowe, CEO of Des Moines Water Works, announced his plan in the Des Moines Register to file a lawsuit... Read more »

If you read last month’s blog about record-high nitrate levels in the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers, then you won’t be surprised to know that CEO of Des Moines Water Works Bill Stowe released a statement intending to activate the nitrate removal facility in an attempt to maintain the safety of drinking water for the... Read more »

Des Moines Water Works general manager William G. Stowe recently wrote a letter to the editor in the Des Moines Register explaining that nitrate levels in the water are at record highs…again. In 2013, Des Moines Water Works found that the nitrate levels in both the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers were at a record... Read more »

Recently an article (link) was published in The New York Times discussing the plans for major beverage companies (Coca-Cola, PepsiCo & Dr. Pepper Snapple Group) to begin work on a campaign to decrease the number of calories consumed by Americans through sugary beverages over the next 10 years by 20%. While this sounds great and... Read more »