The newly-formed Central Iowa Water Works has found its first executive director.The utility’s Board of Trustees unanimously chose Tami Madsen from among 44 applicants, the CIWW announced Monday. Madsen will lead the regional water system as it prepares to become fully operational in early 2025.
The system is expected provide drinking water to about 600,000 residents from Waukee to Bondurant and including Des Moines.
Madsen comes from North Dakota, where she spent five years leading the Western Area Water Supply Authority, a wholesale water utility that serves customers living in a 5,000-square-mile section of the northwest part of the state. Madsen also holds a master’s degree in hydrology from the University of Oklahoma and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Texas in Tyler.
“As a result of that experience, she is well acquainted with financial management, water plant operations, resource and facility planning and strategic growth considerations required as we build the regional water authority in Central Iowa,” Jody Smith, chair of the CIWW board, said in a news release.