IDAHO CITY, Idaho — Update: An alert was sent to Idaho City residents, letting them know that a drinking water trailer has arrived and is set up behind City Hall. Officials request that residents limit their water usage to five gallons per household. More water will be brought up as needed, officials added.

Heavy rainfall and flash flooding have forced Idaho City officials to temporarily shut down the municipal water treatment plant, leaving residents without water service and prompting school closures.

The city is unable to produce water and has shut down water service along State Highway 21, according to its website . Leaders are asking residents to conserve water until further notice. An online alert states that this "affects anything connected on the highway from Cottonwood, So

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