Residents urged to use bottled water in Osceola, Iowa
5/7/2024 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Clarke County, IA
Osceola, IA
Start Date: 12/12/2023
- End Date: 5/2/2024
Recent rainfall increased the water level of Osceola’s West Lake by 1.8 feet, but the lake remained about five feet below full pool. The request for residents to conserve water wherever possible continued. The Clarke County Hospital has reduced their usage by one-third. KCCI reported in February that the Clarke Community School District only uses bottled water for drinking.
KCCI TV 8 (Des Moines, Iowa), May 2, 2024
Residential water users in Osceola were being encouraged to use bottled water to extend the city’s water supply as drought diminishes West Lake, the town’s main water supply.
In October, town officials sought to use treated wastewater to refill West Lake. If the request were to be granted, Osceola would be the first community in Iowa to recycle treated wastewater to supply drinking water.
Des Moines Register (Iowa), Dec 14, 2023
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