The Osceola Water Board is happy to welcome John Kooiker as its newest board member. John comes to the board with a wealth of practical knowledge and experience. After graduating from Clarke High School, he earned his business degree at Simpson College in Indianola. He spent his career as a maintenance engineer and manager, as...

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 past 12 to 18 months, the Water Works...

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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 volume by about nine percent, and it expands...