A rural Iowa town is the driest it has ever been and running low on water
"Belle Plaine is kind of the canary in the coal mine because it's just — who's next?" said city administrator Steve Beck.
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"Belle Plaine is kind of the canary in the coal mine because it's just — who's next?" said city administrator Steve Beck.
Belle Plaine is scraping the bottom of its water reserves and is searching for reprieve and solutions. It’s not the only Iowa town suffering amid the record drought.
"Belle Plaine is kind of the canary in the coal mine because it's just — who's next?" said city administrator Steve Beck.
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For the third year in a row, precipitation was below normal for Iowa’s Water Year, which covers Oct. 1, 2022 to Sept. 30, 2023. That includes 2.1 inches of rain