Urbandale-Windsor Heights Sanitary District

Meetings

• 4:00 p.m.
• 3rd Tuesday of each month
• Windsor Heights City Hall
  1145 66th Street, Suite 1
  Windsor Heights, IA 50324

Members

• Darren J. Fife
  Term expires: January 2, 2029
• John S. Garvey
  Term expires: January 2, 2027
• David A. Tillinghast
  Term expires: January 2, 2031

Overview

The Urbandale-Windsor Heights Sanitary District consists of three members. Members are elected at a special election or at a special meeting of the Board of Trustees, called specifically for an election. Members serve a 6-year term.

The City of Urbandale has two districts located within the city’s corporate limits. View the Sanitary Sewer Map (PDF) to locate your district.

Rate Notice

The Urbandale-Windsor Heights Sanitary District (“District”), pursuant to its Budget for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2026 and recently approved Resolution, announces a 6-year tiered increase in the basic monthly sanitary sewer charge per 1,000 gallons of water consumed, and an increase in the monthly customer service charge as follows:

The initial increase will go into effect on the July 1, 2025 bill, with subsequent increases as set forth above, to occur successively on the June 1^st bill each year 2026-2030 respectively. If you have any questions, please contact Paul A. Drey, attorney for the District, at (515) 274-1450.

Areas of Focus

• Provides for the disposal of all sanitary sewage within the district
• Constructs, provides and maintains the necessary facilities to provide proper flow of collected sewage, which includes laterals, truck lines, and interceptors
  • In addition, the District is responsible for infrastructure jointly shared with the Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority
• Levies property taxes and/or special assessments for the payment of bonds issued by the District
• Imposes user charges (sewer rentals) based upon water consumption and other fees for the payment of expenditures, including debt service