Three Iowa Coops May Be Able to Recover Their Costs After All

An ice storm in April 2013 required three Iowa coops and a municipal utility to spend $19 million for repair and recovery work.  The coops requested reimbursement for those expenses from the Federal Emergency Management Agent (FEMA), but their initial request was denied in the Fall of 2013.  However, the initial regional FEMA ruling denying recovery was recently overturned, paving the way for the coops to recover their costs.

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