Understanding how much nitrate is present in irrigation water is important not only for farm management decisions, but also for protecting the quality of drinking water, according to research from ...

The Central Valley water board’s first nitrate management zone order starts a decades-long cleanup effort around Modesto, ...

ST. CHARLES — Dozens of private well owners from five counties filed through the St. Charles Community Center on Thursday to learn more about a resource they use daily: water from their private wells.

Oregon Rural Action's Ana Maria Rodriguez conducts a rapid test on a jar of water brought from Boardman, Ore.., which tested above the federal standard of 10 milligrams per liter. Monica Samayoa / OPB ...

The one key point that I didn’t mention is that NWSW is not a food safety concern. This is an insect pest, not a disease or a ...

A Kansas herd loss prompted researchers to evaluate whether inexpensive nitrate strips can help identify dangerous water ...

About 23 million U.S. households depend on private wells as their primary drinking water source. These homeowners are entirely responsible for ensuring that the water from their wells is safe for ...

Welcome to our new series, Water Cooler Talk, where we answer your water quality and food questions. We got several questions ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - How many nitrates are in your drinking water? The state is offering drinking water well owners the opportunity to find out exactly. The Nebraska Department of Environment and ...

Donna Rasmussen, a former administrator for the Fillmore County Soil and Water Conservation District, uses an ultraviolet spectrophotometer to measure the concentration of nitrates in a water sample ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Health Authority and partner organizations are mailing more drinking water test strips to Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater Management Area (LUBGWMA) households and urging them ...