The Osceola Water Board is happy to welcome John Kooiker as its newest board member. Mr. Kooiker was appointed to the board in February of ’25 to complete the term of Dr. James Kimball.
If you see John out and about in town, please take a moment to stop and congratulate him, and thank him for serving on the Board.
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Osceola Water Works is required to complete an EPA-mandated water pipe inventory, and is asking for help from the community. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Lead-Copper Rule Revision mandates all community water suppliers, including Osceola Water Works, to develop a comprehensive Lead Service Line Inventory. Over the
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Once again, we are facing an exceptionally brutal cold snap. With high temperatures forecast at 0° and lows bottoming out around -15°, there is a chance that the moisture in the air can freeze and cause damage to your water meter. When water freezes, it expands in
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Osceola City Council, Ward 1 seat has been vacant since Dec. 3rd. With no successful appointment for the position, it now comes down to the City holding a Special Election to fill the seat.
Click through to read more about the Special Election and how you can participate in the future of Osceola’s City Council…
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The Clarke County Reservoir Commission is focusing on a series of action items and legislative engagement to keep the project moving forward, in light of recent confusion surrounding federal grants and loans. On January 27th, a temporary freeze of federal grants and loans was issued. An administrative
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Thanks to collaborative efforts between building owners and businesses, the City of Osceola, Osceola Chamber Main Street (OCMS), Southern Iowa Council of Governments (SICOG), and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA), the highly anticipated façade renovation project in Osceola’s historic commercial district has officially reached completion!
Click through to read about the recent updates to Osceola’s downtown square, and the collaborative effort taken to get the updates done…
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After more than a year of strategic planning and collaborative work with local business owners, City leadership, Osceola Chamber Main Street, the CCDC, and community members, the new Comprehensive Plan for Osceola is slated to be approved by City Council in February.
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Dangerously cold temperatures have settled across Iowa, bringing a host of other problems with them. One that we’re dealing with here in Osceola is frozen water pipes.
Click through to read what you can do to mitigate possible damage from these cold temps…
The latest updates to the Osceola Downtown Streetscape project will kick off on Tuesday the 14th. This stage of the development includes the updates to water main access and sub-street infrastructure. While some businesses and residents may see a water interruption, the City, engineers, and contractors are working to make sure the impact is minimized.
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Osceola Water Works staff has finalized this year’s fire hydrant flushing and maintenance with minimal water waste thanks to a local business.
Check out the latest to see how the OWW team worked with local business to help use the water efficiently…
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Over the past year, Osceola Water Works has gathered information to create an inventory of service lines and their materials in an effort to identify which ones may contain lead, in compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act requirements.
Click through to read about what that means to Osceola’s water customers and what you can do next …
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Recent rainfall, cooler fall temperatures, and a partnership with Southern Iowa Rural Water Association (SIRWA) have helped return the daily West Lake withdrawal rate to a safer capacity.
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With no significant rain in the forecast, abnormally dry conditions will persist throughout Osceola, but there are easy steps residents can take to save water.
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Starting on Monday, October 7, 2024 and continuing thru November 7, 2024, Osceola Water Works will make a temporary change in the disinfectant used in water treatment. Osceola’s annual switch from chloramines to free chlorine is a common practice in water treatment and OWW goes through the
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Top officials from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) were on hand at the September 26th meeting of the Clarke County Reservoir Commission in a show of support for the project. Final plans are in the review stages and once complete, could mean final design stages in mid-2025.
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