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The Des Moines Water Works are a municipal water utility, owned by the about 500,000 residents of the greater Des Moines area, whom it supplies with water. It is Iowa´s largest water utility and among the largest 100 utilities in the country. [1] In 1871, Frederick M. Hubbell and Jefferson S. Polk organized the Des Moines Water Company with $3000.
About 330,000 Iowa homeowners are expected to get notices over the next month, saying they may have lead drinking water service lines that should be replaced, based on the most recent U.S ...
1909 photograph by Frederick McKay of Greene Vardiman Black (left) and Isaac Burton and F.Y. Wilson, studying the Colorado Brown Stain. [8]Community water fluoridation in the United States is partly due to the research of Dr. Frederick McKay, who pressed the dental community for an investigation into what was then known as "Colorado Brown Stain."
American Water is an American public utility company that, through its subsidiaries, provides water and wastewater services in the United States. Its regulated operations provide water and wastewater services to approximately 1,700 communities in 14 states, serving a population of approximately 14 million.
Another Iowa public water supply experiencing drought-related supply issues, the Regional Water Rural Water Association in Avoca, has seen an improvement the water availability in its wells, but ...
The news so far in 2024 has punctured any drought-fed illusion that Iowa is making meaningful progress on keeping water clean. Enforcement, incentives, individual effort, political will — it’s ...
The Raccoon River is a 30.8-mile-long (49.6 km) [4] tributary of the Des Moines River in central Iowa in the United States.It flows for much of its length as three streams and when measured using the longest of its three forks, its length increases to 226 miles (364 km).
Des Moines is moving ahead with joining a proposed regional water utility. The Des Moines City Council unanimously approved a resolution Monday with the intent for the city to join Central Iowa ...