OTTUMWA — At Tim Albert's first meeting as Ottumwa Water Works general manager in 2022, he told the board of trustees that rehabilitation of the hydro dam was a hill he was willing to die on. He's not ...
THE DES MOINES RIVER IS THE SOURCE FOR DRINKING WATER FOR 25,000 PEOPLE HERE IN OTTUMWA. BUT MAKING THAT WATER SAFE IS BECOMING A BIGGER AND BIGGER CHALLENGE. WE’RE NOT QUITE NEAR RECORD LEVELS YET, ...