Making sure 600,000 people are consistently consuming water that meets health standards for nitrates is Amy Kahler’s job. That’s a big challenge when the land upstream is some of the most productive crop ground in the country. (3rd in a series on nitrates, farming, and water)

More Information

• 1st in the “Nitrates, Farming, and Water” LSP podcast series: “Run Silent, Run Deep”
• 2nd in the “Nitrates, Farming, and Water” LSP podcast series: “ABG”
• LSP’s Rethinking Nitrogen Campaign
• LSP Blog: Rocket Surgery, Farming & Water
• Des Moines Water Works
• Currents of Change: An Analysis of the Raccoon and Des Moines Rivers in Central Iowa

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