Final Call: Submit Your Water Line Info Before It’s Too Late

On May 7, 2025   /   City of Osceola, Your News  
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Osceola Water Works is issuing a final request to all customers: if you haven’t yet submitted information about your property’s water service lines, please do so before May 20, 2025. The deadline to submit the EPA-mandated Lead Service Line Inventory is fast approaching, and once the report is finalized and submitted, no further properties can be added to the project list and could result in costs to homeowners.

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Revisiting West Lake Water Levels

On April 23, 2025   /   City of Osceola, Your News  
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Osceola Water Works has been closely monitoring West Lake water levels and, compared to past year’s level readings, the current status of the lake is positive. While conservation restrictions were lifted in June of 2024, the team at Osceola Water Works encourages continued diligence in water conservation as we move into the warmer months.

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Osceola Water Works Makes Switch from Chloramines to Free Chlorine

On October 8, 2024   /   City of Osceola, Your News  
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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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SIRWA and Osceola Water Works Move Ahead on Intermediate Water Plan

On August 21, 2024   /   City of Osceola, Your News  
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The latest updates on Osceola Water Works’ 3-stage plan to help mitigate future water shortages has been completed with the addition of new infrastructure at SIRWA’s east water tower. This latest cooperative update will help reduce the draw on West Lake’s supply for customers across south central Iowa.

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Osceola Water Works Exits Conservation Ordinance

On June 12, 2024   /   City of Osceola, Your News  
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At the June 6th 2024 Osceola Water Works Board meeting, the board voted to exit Section 1 – Water Watch of the Osceola Water Conservation ordinance. This means Osceola water customers are not under a conservation ordinance after more than a year of community-wide conservation efforts.

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$718,600 CCDC Grant Kicks off Initial Development of Osceola’s Effluent Pipeline

On May 22, 2024   /   CCDC, Your News  
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In May’s CCDC Board meeting, the City made the request to kick off the first phase of the Effluent Recirculated Water pipeline to pull water from the new Osceola Wastewater Treatment Plant to other parts of the city. This will help lower the burden on West Lake’s raw water supply. With a grant of more than $700K, the CCDC was able to get this “First in the State” venture started and help fund the project.

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Recent Rains Ease Drought Concerns, But Water Works Encourages Continued Conservation

On May 14, 2024   /   City of Osceola, Your News  
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With the recent rains, the relief felt at the May 9th Osceola Water Works Board of Trustees meeting was palpable. With a jump in lake levels of more than 3.75 feet, the board unanimously decided to exit Section 3 – Water Emergency of the Osceola Water Works Conservation Ordinance and enter into Section 2 – Water Warning. 

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Special Osceola Water Works Bottled Water Giveaway – May 7th

On April 24, 2024   /   City of Osceola, Your News  
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On May 7th, 2024, in two public events, the Osceola Water Works’ team will be handing cases of bottled water to the community. This is in response to a generous donation received to help with the ongoing water conservation efforts throughout the community.

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Osceola Water Board Approves Plans for the Future of Osceola’s Water Supply

On April 10, 2024   /   City of Osceola, Your News  
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For more than 18-months, the Osceola Water Works team has been evaluating and researching the most impactful ways to supplement Osceola’s water supply and increase access to other raw water sources to serve the community. In Thursday’s monthly water board meeting, a plan was presented and approved with three focused stages, including estimated timelines and costs for the future of water in Osceola and Clarke County.

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Big Business Concessions for Community Water Conservation

On April 3, 2024   /   City of Osceola, Your News  
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Since the October water conservation ordinance update from Osceola Water Works Board of Trustees, the efforts surrounding reducing water use have shown how a community can really come together in emergency situations. That also means Osceola’s largest water users, commercial and industrial customers.

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Spring Has Sprung – Creative Gardening While Conserving Water

On March 20, 2024   /   City of Osceola, Your News  
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With Spring gardening season upon us, how do Osceola’s green thumbs get their gardens to grow while conserving water? In a recent article submitted by the Osceola Water Works, their team helps with some gardening and water conservation tips to help through the season.

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Video Update: Comparison of Water Levels in Osceola’s West Lake

On February 28, 2024   /   City of Osceola, Your News  
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Over the recent “Nice weather break,” Osceola Water Works sent up a drone to get a “bird’s-eye view” of the water levels at West Lake. The visual level comparisons from late fall are something to see.

With little precipitation in the forecast, the officials are asking everyone to recommit themselves to water conservation and be vigilant about every gallon of water used.

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Osceola Water Works – Breaking Down Your Osceola Utility Bill

On February 14, 2024   /   City of Osceola, Your News  
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After recent conversations the team at Osceola Water Works had some of their customers, there was the realization that there is still some confusion on the breakout of the utility bill they administer. While the bill customers receive includes fees for Water, Sewage, and Garbage, rates and management for the water portion is the sole responsibility of the Osceola Water Works. Any other utility rates and/or service management fees are controlled through the City of Osceola.

To help, they’ve provided a more detailed breakout with additional information on the Osceola utility bill…

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A Positive Conservation Outlook, as Data Shows Lake Levels Holding Steady

On February 7, 2024   /   City of Osceola, Your News  
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Osceola Water Works and City Officials are sharing a positive outlook at trending lake levels in Osceola’s West Lake. With seasonal usage down and steady conservation commitment from the community and local businesses, engineering data, physical water level measurements in West Lake and more show levels stabilizing.

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Community-Wide Water Conservation Efforts Show Commitment

On January 10, 2024   /   City of Osceola, Your News  
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Since the water conservation ordinance was increased in October to Section 3 – Water Emergency, the Osceola Water Works team has been working with customers from their largest water users to residential customers to help conserve. In just two months, the results have been quite impressive.

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