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Pottawattamie County declares water emergency for two cities

WOWT · last updated

POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY, Iowa. (WOWT) — The Pottawattamie County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) has declared a water emergency for two cities.

In a social media post Sunday, the EMA announced a water emergency for Oakland and Hancock.

The EMA says the emergency is due to a broken pipe at a water treatment plant.

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