West Des Moines Water Works is providing its customers with an analysis of the factors that resulted in the Flint, Mich., water crisis and several reasons not to worry that lead will leach into the local water supply. “One of the more sinister aspects of what’s going on in Flint is that it cast aspersions on all water utilities,” Diana Wilson, general manager of West Des Moines Water Works, said in a four-page newsletter. “Lead is not a product of water treatment nor is it found in most source water. Most important, lead is not found in our deep and shallow wells in West Des Moines.” West Des Moines’ water is drawn primarily from three deep and 19 shallow wells. A portion of the utility’s customers receive water treated by Des Moines Water Works, which draws water from the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers. Regardless of the source, both water utilities practice the same rigorous lead testing and monitoring. Click here for a more detailed analysis of the Flint water crisis and why experts are confident it will not be repeated for West Des Moines water customers. Click here to read what Des Moines Water Works has to say about lead in drinking water.