Water emergency for Osceola, Iowa
12/7/2023 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Clarke County, IA
Osceola, IA
Start Date: 10/6/2023
- End Date: 11/30/2023
Osceola Water Works reconfigured its lowest intake to add about another 100 days’ worth of water.
Des Moines Register (Iowa), Nov 30, 2023
Osceola was in a water emergency because the city’s only water source, West Lake, was five feet below normal. The city was exceeding safe withdrawal limits from the lake. It was prohibited to use water outdoors, except for fire and health hazard prevention. All commercial and industrial uses of water not essential in providing products or services was also prohibited. Water use not necessary for the preservation of life, or the general welfare of the community was also prohibited. Osceola officials also requested that the Southern Iowa Rural Water Association use another water source, if possible.
KCCI TV 8 (Des Moines, Iowa), Oct 6, 2023
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