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Residents urge Cedar Falls council to hold public hearing on nitrates in drinking water
Summary
Three residents urged the Cedar Falls City Council to schedule a public hearing and ask Cedar Falls Utilities to disclose nitrate levels at each well, citing local tests, EPA levels and public-health concerns; council acknowledged the issue but took no formal action at the meeting.
Residents pressed the Cedar Falls City Council on Feb. 16 to hold a public hearing and provide clearer information about nitrate concentrations in the city’s drinking water.
At the start of the meeting, a resident who identified himself as Kamiar (address given as 1703 Washington Street) said, "Cedar Falls has 8 wells that provide our drinking water" and urged the council to "plan a public hearing on the state of status of nitrate in Cedar Falls drinking water so that all people of Cedar Falls... can learn about it." He asked that Cedar Falls…
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