Surviving the flood: teamwork pays off in Des Moines
| Autor: | L.D. McMullen |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
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Teamwork geography.geographical_feature_category Flood myth business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Flooding (psychology) Water supply General Chemistry Flood control Geography Environmental protection Water resource management business Levee Shut down Water Science and Technology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal - American Water Works Association. 86:68-72 |
| ISSN: | 0003-150X |
| DOI: | 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1994.tb06135.x |
| Popis: | Teamwork and communication saved the day last summer for the Des Moines Water Works. Massive flooding shut down the plant in mid-July and left 250,000 people without drinking water. The utility had been thought to be safe; 25-ft levees separated it from the Raccoon River, and the previous record flood level had been 19.5 ft in 1947. Last summer, though, the river crested at nearly 27 ft. Utility employees, their efforts to protect the plant unsuccessful, turned their attention to equipment repair and restoration of service. |
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