Water Department

The City of Waukee Water Utility operates and maintains approximately 126.84 miles of water main, 2,625 valves, 1,236 hydrants, 6,341 water meters, two elevated water storage facilities (each with 500,000 gallons capacity), two water booster stations and two connections to Des Moines Water Works. The City of Waukee receives water capacity from both Des Moines Water Works and the LP Moon Storage Tank which allows for a daily maximum usage of 4.0942 million gallons per day.

Central Iowa Water Works

Waukee is a founding member of Central Iowa Water Works, which is a cooperative regional drinking water authority for 12 organizations from across the Des Moines metro, including three board-governed utilities, two rural water systems and seven municipal water departments.

The CIWW board is responsible for water system planning, drinking water production and wholesale delivery of water to members. Among CIWW’s first priorities are a pending expansion at the Saylorville Water Treatment PlaDone Editingnt north of Des Moines and source water development planning for the metro to ensure water capacity for the region’s future growth. Learn more about CIWW here.

CIWW was pleased to receive the 2025 “In the Public Interest” award from the Taxpayer Association of Central Iowa (TACI) presented. As Art Wittmack, president and CEO of the TACI, said, "At a time when so many interests are bifurcated, Central Iowa Water Works stands out as an exemplary model of what can be accomplished when entities facing common challenges come together collaboratively to benefit the entire region.”