Daily Flood Update from City of Rock Valley

July 15

Daily Updates & Reminders 7.15.2024

- Tomorrow, July 16th at 6:00 PM at TRINITY CRC in Rock Valley, Terry Brown, who manages property acquisition projects for the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, will host town hall meeting to discuss the Hazard Mitigation Home Buyout Program. There will be a translator as well. You can watch a live stream of this event by using this link: https://vimeo.com/event/4077519*Please note the location change.

- Post Office Update: The retail unit is up and running so all retail functions can now be completed at the mobile Post Office unit. The Post Office hours are 9:30am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday, and 10:00am - 11:00am on Saturday.

- Debris pickup will continue until Friday, July 19 at noon.

- There are dumpsters located around town for flood debris. You can view the locations here: https://www.cityofrockvalley.com/flood-debris-dumpster...

- The City of Rock Valley is asking residents to PLEASE continue to limit water use. This means 3 minute showers, limited laundry, NO watering lawns. There will be a $300 fine for watering your lawn. ALLOWED USES: brushing teeth, face & hand washing, less than 3-minute showers, hand washed dishes, one load of laundry per household per day. NOT ALLOWED: LAWN IRRIGATION, CAR WASHING, DEEP CLEANING. LONG SHOWERS AND BATHS.

- FEMA will be set up at the City Park Shelter House from 8am - 6pm daily until further notice.

- The food pantry at Faith will be moving the remainder of the items to the Hull Food Pantry tomorrow. The Hull Food Pantry distributes items to families on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays from 5:00-6:15 pm. Address is 1135 Main Street Hull, IA (Hull Community Building).

July 9

- We are continuing to work on getting our wells restored. In the meantime, please continue to limit water usage.

- Debris Collection: On July 9th (Tuesday) at 5:00 PM the city contractors will conclude the curbside pickup of flood debris and the close the central dumpsite. There are now dumpsters around town that citizens can use for flood clean up. You can view the dumpster locations here: https://d51t8hosyh0or.cloudfront.net/.../Copy-of-Heading.png

- Iowa Health and Human Services is set up at Main Street Plaza (1129 Main St Suite #106, Rock Valley, IA 51247) to assist with DSNAP applications. Learn more about DSNAP here. https://hhs.iowa.gov/.../disaster-supplemental-nutrition...

- FEMA will be set up at the City Park Shelter House from 8am - 6pm daily until further notice.

- If you haven't already, please fill out this survey to help our community identify and assess needs in our community regarding flood impact: https://uni.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5inrHf7m2XDEmjA

- Donation Center: Please go to Faith Reformed Church and use door A for all food items. The Food Pantry at Faith will be open till July 13. The food pantry is open from 10am - 6pm Monday through Friday this week. JFA has a donation center set up for clothes, shoes, personal care, hygiene items, bedding, toys, paperware and toiletries. It is located across the street from the main JFA drop off location. The JFA Distribution Center is open from 10am - 8pm, Monday - Friday and 8am - 5pm on Saturday.

July 8

Daily Updates & Reminders 7.8.2024- Rock Valley Recreation is hosting a Kids' Field Day tomorrow, July 9! Kids ages 4 - 13 are welcome to come to the Rock Valley City Park from 2-4pm, with check in at 1:30pm. Bring a towel and swimsuit!! will have some pool time along with games and face painting!

- Our Savior's Lutheran Church has cleaning buckets and bottled water available. Zestos will also be at Our Savior's Lutheran Church distributing food from 5pm-6pm for anyone that needs it.

- If you haven't already, please fill out this survey to help our community identify and assess needs in our community regarding flood impact: https://uni.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5inrHf7m2XDEmjA

- Debris Collection: On July 9th (Tuesday) at 5:00 PM the city contractors will conclude the curbside pickup of flood debris and the close the central dumpsite. The City is exploring options of placing dumpsters around town for those people who will still have debris to cleanup. Plans and locations for dumpster will be announced later tonight, Monday, July 8.

- FEMA will be set up at the City Park Shelter House from 8am - 6pm daily until further notice.

- The Donation Center has moved to Rock Valley. Please go to Faith Reformed Church and use door A for all food items. JFA has a donation center set up for clothes, shoes, personal care, hygiene items, bedding, toys, paperware and toiletries. It is located across the street from the main JFA drop off location. The JFA Distribution Center is open from 10am - 8pm, Monday - Friday and 8am - 5pm on Saturday. The Food Pantry at Faith will be open till July 13. The food pantry is open from 10am - 6pm Monday through Friday this week.

July 7

- There will be NO community meal tonight (Sunday, July 7). If you know of a group that would like to provide a meal next week, please sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spread...

- Debris Collection: On July 9th (Tuesday) at 5:00 PM the city contractors will conclude the curbside pickup of flood debris and the close the central dumpsite. The City is exploring options of placing dumpsters around town for those people who will still have debris to cleanup. Plans and locations for dumpster will be announced on Monday, July 8.

- All Hazardous Materials can be dropped off at the containers on the south side of Community Oil Cenex.- FEMA will be set up at the City Park Shelter House from 8am - 6pm daily until further notice.

- The Donation Center has moved to Rock Valley. Please go to Faith Reformed Church and use door A for all food items. JFA has a donation center set up for clothes, shoes, personal care, hygiene items, bedding, toys, paperware and toiletries. It is located across the street from the main JFA drop off location. The Food Pantry at Faith will be open till July 13.

- Please continue to check the Flood Resource page on the website for Flood Resources. https://www.cityofrockvalley.com/june.../flood-resources

July 6

- There will be NO community meal tonight (Saturday, July 6). If you know of a group that would like to provide a meal next week, please sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spread...

- Debris Collection: On July 9th (Tuesday) at 5:00 PM the city contractors will conclude the curbside pickup of flood debris and the close the central dumpsite. The City is exploring options of placing dumpsters around town for those people who will still have debris to cleanup. Plans and locations for dumpster will be announced on Monday, July 8.

- All Hazardous Materials can be dropped off at the containers on the south side of Community Oil Cenex.- FEMA will be set up at the City Park Shelter House from 8am - 6pm daily until further notice.

- The Donation Center has moved to Rock Valley. Please go to Faith Reformed Church and use door A for all food items. JFA has a donation center set up for clothes, shoes, personal care, hygiene items, bedding, toys, paperware and toiletries. It is located across the street from the main JFA drop off location. The Food Pantry at Faith will be open till July 13.

- Please continue to check the Flood Resource page on the website for Flood Resources. https://www.cityofrockvalley.com/june.../flood-resources

July 5, 2024

Daily Updates & Reminders 7.5.2024

- Mercy Chefs will be serving through lunch on Saturday, July 6. Lunch will be their last meal.

- The city will be spraying for mosquitoes again tonight (7.5.2024)

- Please continue to check the Flood Resource page on the website for Flood Resources. https://www.cityofrockvalley.c...

- Debris Collection: On July 9th (Tuesday) at 5:00 PM the city contractors will conclude the curbside pickup of flood debris and the close the central dumpsite. The City is exploring options of placing dumpsters around town for those people who will still have debris to cleanup. Plans and locations for dumpster will be announced on Monday, July 8.

- All Hazardous Materials can be dropped off at the containers on the south side of Community Oil Cenex.

- FEMA will be set up at the City Park Shelter House from 8am - 6pm for the rest of the week.

- The Donation Center has moved to Rock Valley. Please go t.o Faith Reformed Church and use door A for all food items. JFA has a donation center set up for clothes, shoes, personal care, hygiene items, bedding, toys, paperware and toiletries. It is located across the street from the main JFA drop off location. The Food Pantry at Faith will be open till July 13.

- The Post Office has PO Boxes and CBUs set up outside of their building. You will need to get a new key for your box. Please go to the South side of the building to pick up your new key. The blue boxes in the alley are being checked daily for outgoing mail. The mobile unit will take PREPAID packages only at this time. If you are in the flooded area, they are going to TRY to start delivering mail again if your mailbox is still there and they are able to deliver it. For all other mail questions, please reach out to the Sioux Center Post Office at 712.722.3437.

- The boil order has been lifted for Rock Valley, but please continue to limit water usage as we are still working on getting our additional wells up and running.

- Starting Monday, July 8, showers will be available from 5-9pm at Faith Church.

Be sure to continue checking our Facebook page for other important updates and reminders.

July 3, 2024

- Daily Updates & Reminders from the City of Rock Valley 7.3.2024- Debris Collection: Please continue to pile debris on the street for collection. Collection efforts will not take place July 4th thru weekend, but will continue Monday & Tuesday, and evaluated for general service to continue beyond Wednesday.

- The Boil Order has been lifted for Rock Valley! Residents can now drink water without boiling it. Please continue to limit use (3 minute showers, do NOT run washing machines or dishwashers, etc.) as we are still only operating on 1 of our 5 wells.

- If you still need bottled water, there is some in the Parkview Event Center Parking lot that is free for use. - FEMA will be set up at the City Park Shelter House from 1pm

- 6pm today and 8am - 6pm for the rest of the week. - The Donation Center has moved to Rock Valley. Please go to Faith Reformed Church and use door A for all food items. JFA has a donation center set up for clothes, shoes, personal care, hygiene items, bedding, toys, paperware and toiletries. It is located across the street from the main JFA drop off location.

- Please continue to use resources found on the City of Rock Valley website. All links on this page are verified. https://www.cityofrockvalley.com/june.../flood-resources- The Post Office has PO Boxes and CBUs set up outside of their building. You will need to get a new key for your box. Please go to the South side of the building to pick up your new key. The blue boxes in the alley are being checked daily for outgoing mail. The mobile unit will take PREPAID packages only at this time. If you are in the flooded area, they are going to TRY to start delivering mail again if your mailbox is still there and they are able to deliver it. For all other mail questions, please reach out to the Sioux Center Post Office at 712.722.3437.

- Mercy Chefs will be serving lunch and supper at Faith Reformed Church through noon this Saturday (July 6). Lunch will be served from 11am - 1:30pm and supper is 5pm - 6:30pm.

July 2, 2024

Daily Updates & Reminders from the City of Rock Valley 7.2.2024

- Volunteers can check in at the City Office from 9am - 5pm, Monday through Friday. *Hours may vary during holiday and weekend.

- Firework update: Please use caution if shooting off fireworks. Do NOT shoot near flood affected areas, trash piles, and please be respectful of neighbors. Our first responders have been hard at work this past week and do not need another emergency to respond to.

- If your vehicle was towed to the Business Park east of town, please work with an insurance company or third party to remove as soon as possible.

- Bottled water is available at City of Rock Valley Offices (1303 10th Street) and Netherlands Reformed Church (1610 Main Street). Water is refrigerated in trucks and free for use. Ice is available at the City of Rock Valley as well.

- Garbage is back to the regular schedule for residents who have not been affected by the flood. There will NOT be recycling for any area of the community this week.

Day 7

City will continue spraying for bugs at night
Faith Church has food for volunteers & evacuees at 8am, 12pm, and 6pm.
Visit https://bit.ly/FloodDonations2... list for donation needs
Boyden Hull School is open from 10am - 8pm for people to get items they need
Hotline number: 712-227-1136 to get more help for cleaning your home
Garbage trucks are coming Saturday for residents who where not affected by the flood
Lots of info shared today from MidAmerican, FEMA, water, etc. Check our social media or resource page.

Day 6

• City is spraying for bugs tonight, notice the air is foggy.
• Stay out of flood victims' homes and garbage piles; looters will be arrested. Do not go through the piles.
• If you're not helping with the flood damage, stay home. Roads need to stay clear.
• Clean-up efforts and garbage disposal are for flood items only. Do not add unnecessary waste like tree trimmings or lawn clippings.
• Hydration Station at the ambulance garage - stop to get hydrated.
• Showers available at Faith, 3pm to 9pm. Please bring towels and soap.
• NO meals at Trinity tomorrow.
• Follow here for water updates
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Actualizaciones para el día 6

• La ciudad está rociando por insectos esta noche, se puede ver la neblina en el aire.
• No se mete dentro de las casas o en la basura de las víctimas. SAQUEADORES SERÁN ARRESTADOS. No se permite rebuscar cosas para llevar en la basura.
• Si no está ayudando a arreglar los daños de la inundación, quedase en casa. Se necesita mantener las calles vacías.
• Los esfuerzos de limpieza y desecho de basura son para artículos inundados únicamente. No se permite agregar basura innecesaria como ramos cortados o zacate cortado.
• Hay una estación de hidratación en el garaje de ambulancia - pase a hidratarse
• Hay duchas disponibles en la iglesia Faith, 3 PM a 9 PM. Por favor lleva toallas y jabón.
• No habrá comidas en Trinity mañana.
• Siga esta página para más noticias del servicio de agua

Day 5

No regular garbage pick up today, please have patience and wait with your full garbage cans, the focus needs to be on flood victims at this time, we are working to get this issue resolved and stay tuned for when we can get trucks brought into town
Please stay out of flood victim's homes and garbage piles, LOOTERS WILL BE ARRESTED, please stay OFF the garbage piles we will NOT allow people going through piles
If you are riding around to see the flood damage we will have shovels on hand that we can give you to jump in and help - PLEASE STAY HOME if you are not helping or need help, we need to keep vehicles OFF the roads so we can get to the victims of the flood
The clean up efforts and garbage disposal is for flood items ONLY, please DO NOT trim trees, mow lawns or add garbage to your pile that is not necessary at this time

• Click this link for updated donation requests and info: https://bit.ly/FloodDonations2024

Hydration Station is at the ambulance garage - please stop to get hydrated
Take a break with some cool air and water at the Netherlands school 10am to 4pm - look for signage where to enter
Showers at Faith are available 3pm to 9pm please bring towels and soap

Day 4

Flooded home's garbage is asked to be put on the street, less than 5' away from the curb for ease of pick up
volunteers please continue to check in at the CFE check point again tomorrow - there are lots of gloves available there for use
follow @hegghc for all health related questions
the dump strategy has updated to using large equipment instead of flatbed trailers due to several factors
showers are available at Faith Church from 3pm to 9pm
BH school is open 10am to 10pm tomorrow, click here to monitor the needed donation list: https://bit.ly/FloodDonations2024

please take breaks to hydrate, the ambulance garage has hydration options
also the Netherlands school is now open to cool down and take a break
Mental Health therapists are available at Faith from 9am to 5pm
please stay safe, the water is still flowing at high speeds
contact your employer about any job related questions
remember to call 911 for emergencies

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FINAL DEL DÍA 4 - RECORDATORIOS IMPORTANTES

- Se pide que la basura de los hogares inundados se deposite al borde de la calle, a menos de 5 pies de distancia de la orilla de la calle para que sea más fácil recogerla.

- voluntarios, por favor continúen registrándose de nuevo en el puesto de control CFE mañana - hay un montón de guantes disponibles allí para usar

- siga @hegghc para cualquier pregunta relacionada con la salud

- la estrategia de descarga ha cambiado al uso de equipos grandes en lugar de remolques de plataforma debido a varios factores

- duchas están disponibles en la iglesia Faith de 1pm a 8pm

- la escuela BH estará abierta de 10am a 10pm mañana, haga clic aquí para monitorear la lista de donaciones necesarias:

https://bit.ly/FloodDonations2024

- por favor tome descansos para hidratarse, el garaje de ambulancias tiene opciones de bebidas para hidratarse

- la escuela Netherlands esta abierta para refrescarse y tomar un descanso

- Terapeutas de Salud Mental están disponibles en la iglesia Faith Church de 9am a 5pm

- por favor, tenga cuidado, el agua sigue fluyendo a gran velocidad

- póngase en contacto con su empleador acerca de cualquier pregunta relacionada con el trabajo

- recuerde llamar al 911 para emergencias

Day 3

DAY 3 IMPORTANT REMINDERS

• volunteers will be headed into town tomorrow at 9am - PLEASE COME INTO TOWN FROM THE SOUTH - ALL volunteers MUST check in at the check point. Volunteers will have organized directions and go home to home, checking in with each home and/or help with friends and family
• bringing donations to the churches and Boyden Hull school has been PAUSED - all centers are full -PLEASE wait to bring any more donations!
• remember to call 911 for emergencies
• at this time there have been no reported flood related deaths
• please stay safe, the water is still flowing at high speeds
• contact your employer about any job related questions
• animal supplies have been donated and piled outside the park shelter house, please take as needed