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The New DU. Reply #6: The city of Des Moines went without potable water for almost 2 weeks in 1993.
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| 6. The city of Des Moines went without potable water for almost 2 weeks in 1993. |
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At that time it was the largest city to ever not have potable water. Water to boil had to be trucked in. The national guard set up water 'bladders' on city streets.
It was awful and really made me appreciate things I usually only took for granted.
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