Water Supply Critical Following Any Disaster; a Des Moines Official Who Guided the Recovery From 1993's Massive Flooding, Offering Some Advice

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DES MOINES (AP) - Restoring drinkable water to a city the size of New Orleans could take months given the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina, said L.D. McMullen, who restored water to Des Moines after extensive flooding in 1993.

McMullen, general manager of the Des Moines Water Works, was responsible for getting water to 350,000 customers after the flooded Raccoon River broke through a levee protecting the water plant.

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Water Supply Critical Following Any Disaster; a Des Moines Official Who Guided the Recovery From 1993's Massive Flooding, Offering Some Advice

Des Moines residents awakened on July 11, 1993, to find the city water treatment plant had flooded and shut down at about 3 a.m. that morning.

Their...

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