Des Moines Water Works employees have spotted invasive zebra mussels in the Des Moines River in the metro area.

The Iowa DNR found zebra mussels in Saylorville Lake in November 2024, speculating they arrived on a boat that picked them up ...

The Des Moines metro is under its first-ever lawn watering ban, and residents may have questions on how this applies to them. Central Iowa Water Works — the Des Moines region's water authority — on ...

Ted Corrigan, CEO of Des Moines Water Works, which provides drinking water to 600,000 central Iowa residents, will retire in July, the utility said Friday. Corrigan, 61, has been with Des Moines Water ...

Des Moines metro area residents no longer need to limit their lawn watering, Central Iowa Water Works said Friday, Aug. 15. The regional water authority lifted its call for its 600,000 customers to ...

Des Moines Water Works spent over $1 million to treat near-record nitrate levels this summer that necessitated a law-watering ban A study is underway to determine the best approach for expanding ...

In the past month, thousands of Iowans have received notices saying they may have lead drinking water service lines that should be replaced. Notices from Des Moines Water Works recently started ...

A new holiday light show is coming to Water Works Park in Des Moines. For the first time, Tinseltown will offer a range of holiday-themed activities and events, including a lighted stroll or bike ride ...

Des Moines residents whose water usage spikes as they sprinkle their lawns next summer could see their bills climb under a plan approved by the Des Moines Water Works Board of Trustees. The board in a ...

Local officials warned more than half a million Iowans in the state's capital city and suburbs on Thursday that near-record levels of pollutants in its rivers could make drinking water dangerous if ...