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The Nowata Water Plant is operating at this time. Nowata County Emergency Manager Laurie Summers said the system is full and safe for use, but said that Nowata officials ask that you preserve as much water as you can.

Flooding had caused the closure of the Nowata Water Plant.  Summers said water had been reported to have reached the electrical panels.

As long as the water touched the electrical panels, the Nowata Water Plant would be closed indefinitely.

Summers said Nowata County Emergency Management has requested water resources from the State.

It has been reported that the City of Nowata will not give water bottles out at this time since the water is back on line. This is there way to preserve the precious resource for an emergency.

A boil order was not in effect at the time of the closure of the Nowata Water Plant. One will be issued if it is necessary if/when the plant closes again.

The City of Nowata is not sure how long the plant will operate at normal capacity since there is a possibility of more water coming from the north.

We will have more updates on this story when they are made available by the City of Nowata.