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MOBILE APP. RIGHT NOW, A DOZEN COMMUNITIES IN CENTRAL IOWA ARE BANNED FROM WATERING THEIR LAWNS. THIS IMPACTS BOTH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. THE DES MOINES METRO IS AFFECTED IN THIS CENTRAL IOWA WATER WORKS SAYS. CURRENTLY, DRINKING WATER IS SAFE, BUT IF DEMAND DOES NOT GO DOWN, THERE IS A RISK THAT EVEN DRINKING WATER COULD VIOLATE EPA. NITRATE STANDARDS. THIS WEEK, CENTRAL IOWA WATER WORKS QUICKLY CHANGED ITS COURSE FROM A VOLUNTARY WATER REDUCTION TO A MANDATORY BAN. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SAYS NITRATE LEVELS IN THE RIVER ARE THE HIGHEST THEY’VE BEEN SINCE 2013. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, ONE, LAWN WATERING IS THE FIRST THING TO GO. LAWN WATERING IS A NON-ESSENTIAL USE OF WATER. IF WE EXCEED THE NITRATE STANDARD, BABIES AND PREGNANT WOMEN WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DRINK THE WATER. THAT’S A BIG, BIG PROBLEM. I HONESTLY BELIEVE RIGHT NOW THE BEST SOLUTION WOULD BE TO LET YOUR GRASS GO AHEAD AND GO DORMANT. SO IF YOU WANT TO KNOW IF WHERE YOU LIVE FALLS UNDER THIS LAWN WATERING BAN, YOU CAN CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE, ����vlog.COM RIGHT NOW. AND AS A RESULT OF ALL THIS SPRAY GROUND HOURS AT DES MOINES PARKS ARE LIMITED. FOR NOW, THERE ARE ONLY OPEN FROM NOON UNTIL 6 P.M. GOLF COURSES AND SPORTS PARKS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO REDUCE THEIR WATER USE AS WELL. THE SPRAY GROUND OVER AT THE AMERICAN LEGION PARK IN WEST DES MOINES IS CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. SO IS THE LIONS PARK SPLASH PAD IN URBANDALE. ����vlog IS KEEPING TRACK OF ALL THESE CLOSURES. THERE’S A LOT OF THEM. THERE IS AN UPDAT