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A segment of the Ocheyedan River in northwest Iowa has run dry again near the point where a rural water utility draws drinking water from the ground, DNR says.

A segment of the Ocheyedan River in northwest Iowa has run dry again near the point where a rural water utility draws drinking water from the ground, DNR says.

A state agency recently placed new requirements on the water-use permit for the Osceola County Rural Water System to prevent the river from drying up, which has now happened five times in the past eight years.

A segment of the Ocheyedan River in northwest Iowa has run dry again near the point where a rural water utility draws drinking water from the ground, according to the

A two-mile stretch of the river near May City went dry last year, and the Department of Natural Resources determined the Osceola County Rural Water System was partly at fault.

A 2-mile stretch of the river near May City went dry last year, and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources determined that the Osceola County Rural Water System was partly at fault.

A two-mile stretch of the river near May City went dry last year, and the Department of Natural Resources determined the Osceola County Rural Water System was partly at fault.

A two-mile stretch of the river near May City went dry last year, and the Department of Natural Resources determined the Osceola County Rural Water System was partly at fault.

A two-mile stretch of the river near May City went dry last year, and the Department of Natural Resources determined the Osceola County Rural Water System was partly at fault.

A rural water system in northwest Iowa would be required to idle its wells near the Ocheyedan River when its flow is too low, according to the Iowa DNRs plan.