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Article: Cedar Rapids flood recedes; Des Moines levee fails
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- June 14, 2008
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The dark, filthy water that flooded Iowa's second-largest city finally started to recede Saturday after forcing 24,000 people to flee, but those who remained were urged to cut back on showering and flushing to save the last of their unspoiled drinking water.
A sandbagging siege saved the last of the city's four collection wells from contamination by the record flood. But officials warned that if people didn't cut back on flushing toilets, taking showers and other nonessential uses, the town would be out of potable water within three to four days.
"Water is still our primary concern," said Pat Ball, the city's utilities director. "We're still using water at a ...