Avoca Bakery, Other Businesses Struggling During Water Restrictions

Avoca bakery, other businesses struggling during water restrictions

Several communities in five southwest Iowa counties are on a boil order. They're also being asked to conserve water. It's huring a wide-range of businesses that need clean water, including Raddberry's bakery in Avoca. "We went from being slammed every day to basically no business, so its definitely been very hard," said Andrea Radd, owner of Raddberry's. You know, it's one thing to have to make personal sacrifices, it's another when it's your fi…

Water rationing impacts thousands of western Iowans on the Avoca system - Radio Iowa

Five-years of near-drought conditions are taking a toll on the amount of water a southwestern Iowa utility can distribute to its customers. The Regional Water Rural Water Association, based in Avoca, has instituted “Level Red” mandatory water restrictions for customers across the Avoca Treatment Plant System, including parts of Audubon, Cass, Harrison, Pottawattamie and Shelby […]

Western Iowa communities placed under mandatory water restrictions

A utility company has put several communities in western Iowa under the highest level of water restrictions to protect the drinking water that is left.

Limited water supply in parts of western Iowa affects thousands of people

(Avoca, Iowa) – Five-years of near drought conditions have taken its toll on the amount of water one western Iowa utility is able to distribute to its customers. This past Wednesday (May 14th), the Regional Water Rural Water Association based in the Pottawattamie County town of Avoca, instituted “Level Red” mandatory water restrictions for the customers they serve through the Avoca Treatment Plant System, which includes members in parts of Shelb…