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Potentially toxic algae in Saylorville Lake threatens Des Moines s drinking water supply
Saylorville Reservoir spills into the Des Moines River, which is one of two river sources for drinking water for 500,000 people in central Iowa. Author: Lakyn McGee Updated: 7:34 PM CDT July 27, 2021
DES MOINES, Iowa Des Moines Water Works continues to keep an eye on water conditions at Saylorville Reservoir where patches of toxic blue-green algae have grown.
Saylorville Reservoir spills into the Des Moines River, which is one of two river sources for drinking water for 500,000 people in central Iowa. The algae found there can be toxic to humans and pets.
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Iowa Great Lakes Among Top Five in State for Boating While Intoxicated in 2020
By charguth July 20, 2021 3:31 pm
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Des Moines, IA (KICD)– The Iowa Great Lakes are showing up on a Top 5 list that many probably don’t want to be on according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
The list shows the bodies of water with most boating while intoxicated arrests last year with the lakes in Dickinson County coming in number four behind Lake Rathbun, the Mississippi River and Coralville Reservoir. The top five is rounded out by Saylorville Lake in the Des Moines metro.
2020 saw twenty-five boating while intoxicated arrests in Iowa with five out of eight water fatalities and 11 of 38 accidents involving alcohol.
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