CEO and General Manager
Des Moines Water Works
Dr. L.D. McMullen is the CEO and General Manager of the Des Moines Water Works. He is concerned about providing clean drinking water to urban residents in the Midwest and the many issues involved with maintaining urban water systems. Dr. McMullen is active in many organizations, including the American Water Works Association and Research Foundation, the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation. Before joining the Des Moines Water Works in 1978, Dr. McMullen was a sanitary engineer for the U.S. Public Health Service and held an assistant professorship at the University of Iowa.
Dr. McMullen received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Iowa, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, also from the University of Iowa.