EDITOR'S NOTE: This story originally comes from KCCI Des Moines and can be found in full on its website.
Landscaping businesses say they will face some challenges under a new mandatory lawn watering ban for Central Iowa Water Works customers.
Officials recently imposed a ban on lawn watering. The ban is effective immediately and in place until further notice for the 600,000 residential and commercial customers the regional water authority serves.
"When nitrate becomes high in the river like it is today, this is the highest we've seen it since 2013, " Tami Madsen, executive director of CIWW, said. "That is a serious issue, so lawn watering is the first thing to go."
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