SIRWA plant producing more water

Southern Iowa Rural Water Association said Wednesday its new treatment plant is supplying two-thirds of its distribution system including Ringgold County.

The plant, located east of Creston, was initially activated in late December but operational errors soon forced SIRWA to return to using Creston Waterworks until changes at its plant were made.

SIRWA was hoping additional areas of its service area would be provided by the end of last week.

John Van Nostrand

JOHN VAN NOSTRAND

An Iowa native, John's newspaper career has mostly been in small-town weeklies from the Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi River. He first stint in Creston was from 2002 to 2005.