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| Company type | public utility |
|---|---|
| Industry | water |
| Founders | Frederick Hubbell, Jefferson S. Polk, B. F. Allen |
| Headquarters | Des Moines , |
Area served | Greater Des Moines Metropolitan area |
Key people | Ms Diane Munns, Chairperson; Mr Ted Corrigan, interim CEO and General Manager |
| Products | drinking water |
| Owner | rate payers |
The Des Moines Water Works (DMWW) is a publicly owned, municipal water utility with its headquarters in Water Works Park. It was founded 1871 southwest of downtown Des Moines, Iowa, along the Raccoon River and provides water to half a million residents of the greater Des Moines metropolitan area. As of 2017[update], it has three treatment facilities.
In March 2015, the DMWW board sued three Iowa counties for violating the Clean Water Act with high nitrate discharges, which contribute to hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico.