Water conservation could mean loss of revenue from SIRWA
In light of the current drought, there is a thought that if Southern Iowa Rural Water Association (SIRWA) would stop using the water from West Lake, the current water source, there would be plenty for the need in Clarke County.
During a Clarke County Reservoir Commission meeting Feb. 14, Dan McIntosh with SIRWA said the amount of water SIRWA sold Clarke County customers above the amount of water they purchased from the city of Osceola in 2012 was 24.3 million gallons.
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