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Water treatment companies in Iowa are receiving more calls from residents interested in installing home systems since a lawn watering ban took effect recently. Workers at Culligan Water say more Iowans are considering getting water treatment systems installed.The water treated by Central Iowa Water Works is safe, but adding a water treatment system to your home can remove more nitrates. "If you do want to go above and beyond that for nitrates or the PFAS chemicals, people hear about that too," said Steve Murtha, a commercial service technician for Culligan Water. "Or really any other contaminants that are in your water. There's another step. And that's kind of where we come in."Reverse osmosis water treatment systems are popular because they can be scaled down to fit in smaller spaces like under your sink and use less energy. These are smaller-scale versions of what cities use to treat water.Recent coverage of central Iowa water issuesCentral Iowa officials ban lawn watering to avoid potential 'water crisis'What are nitrates in drinking water and why Iowa officials are watching closelyLIST: Which Iowans are included in the ban on lawn watering?Des Moines shuts down spraygrounds as central Iowa cities work to conserve waterClive residents respond to lawn watering ban amid high nitrate levelsCentral Iowa landscaping businesses adapt to lawn watering banLawn watering ban still in place for more than 600,000 central Iowans; water usage drops by 30%Des Moines Water Works CEO links nitrate issue to farm fertilizers Communities can reopen splash pads and spraygrounds, Central Iowa Water Works says Get the Facts: How much water do West Des Moines data centers actually use?Splash pads turn back on one week later after new guidance from CIWWCentral Iowa water officials squash rumors that drinking water is unsafeCentral Iowa water quality experts say at-home nitrate test kits are unreliable