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  • Central Iowa Water Works Returns to Everyday Water Stewardship as Nitrate Removal Facility Concludes 193-Days of Operation

    July 27, 2026

    July 27, 2026 Nitrate Removal Facility Concludes 193 Days of Operation; Customers Encouraged to Continue Everyday Water Conservation Practices WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (July 27, 2026)…

  • Central Iowa Water Works Transitions All Customers to Stage II Water Use Restrictions

    July 27, 2026

    Residential, commercial, and governmental customers may resume lawn watering at a 50% reduction beginning on July 20, 2026. WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (July 20, 2026)…

  • Irrigation Ban Remains in Place for Businesses and Governmental Entities

    All Customers Urged to Focus on Water Conservation WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (July 9, 2026) – Central Iowa Water Works (CIWW) announced the current 50%…

  • Protecting Central Iowa’s Water: A Long-Term Commitment to Quality, Reliability, and Stewardship

    July 4, 2026

    Central Iowa’s drinking water system is benefiting from a coordinated strategy that combines watershed improvements upstream, water stewardship, and major investments in water treatment…

  • Central Iowa Water Works Eases Restrictions Through Phased Approach to Stage II

    July 27, 2026

    July 1, 2026 WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (July 1, 2026) – Today, Central Iowa Water Works (CIWW) is easing water restrictions from Stage III to a…

  • I did a home test and it showed nitrate levels higher than 10 mg/L. What should I do?

    June 15, 2026

    Our treated drinking water is routinely monitored using scientific methods and highly precise instrumentation that provide much more accurate and reliable results than home…

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