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One place Trusty’s worked with on this is Des Moines, Iowa, where Stephanie Oppel leads the nonprofit Iowa Confluence Water Trails, or ICON Water Trails. “Iowa does not have the ocean.

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On Friday, it reported the Raccoon River's level had increased to 15.37 and the Des Moines River's had dropped to 14.1, with water from the Fleur plant at 8.11.

The EPA limit for nitrate levels is 10 mg/L. On June 16, the Des Moines River was at 15.6 mg/L and the Raccoon River is at 15.3 mg/L. Why are nitrate levels so high right now?

The Shark River Cleanup Coalition is working to address the pollution problem through data collection, advocacy and cleanups. The pollution is entering the river through storm drains and cracked ...