“Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over.”

It is believed Mark Twain uttered these words, and 200 years later, they still ring true, even in Clarke County.

At the Clarke County Reservoir Commission (CCRC) meeting Feb. 14, Dan McIntosh with Southern Iowa Rural Water Association (SIRWA) addressed concerns he’s heard about the CCRC’s Squaw Creek Watershed ongoing project, which could provide a water supply for Osceola and SIRWA with an 816-acre lake that could provide 2.2 million gallons of water per day.