Ruthenium infrastructure support
A Water Works audited report records execution of a utility-support agreement for an aquifer-storage-and-recovery well.
SourceMicrosoft campuses
Campus-specific milestonesSeparate data-center campuses, operating permits and infrastructure investments across West Des Moines.
Project images and plans
Microsoft in West Des Moines
Microsoft data-center aerial reproduced in the City’s 2025 report. Specific campus and photo capture date not identified; not evidence of current construction.
Source: City of West Des Moines Community and Economic Development, 2025 Annual Report, p. 10; photographer not identifiedView original sourceMicrosoft in West Des Moines — view at source ↗
Microsoft data-center aerial reproduced in the City’s 2025 report. Specific campus and photo capture date not identified; not evidence of current construction.
Source: City of West Des Moines Community and Economic Development, 2025 Annual Report, p. 10; photographer not identified- Ginger East / Willow Creek
- Air-quality permit issued Dec. 9, 2024Source
- Ginger West
- Air-quality permit issued Apr. 10, 2026Source
- Ruthenium
- Infrastructure support documented; start unverifiedSource
What matters next
- Latest cited development
- April 10, 2026: DNR issued Ginger West’s air-quality operating permit. Ginger East / Willow Creek has a separate permit.Source 1Source 2
- What that establishes
- Operating campuses and proposed Ruthenium have separate permit and utility-support records.Source 1Source 2Source 3
- Next evidence to watch
- Campus-specific construction updates, including a Ruthenium start announcement.
Project context
Microsoft’s West Des Moines investment spans multiple campuses. Ginger East, Willow Creek, Ginger West and proposed Ruthenium each have their own permit, infrastructure and development history.
Project milestones
Supporting diagrams Original summaries—not development plans
Three records, distinct project tracks
Original summary showing different evidence types. It is not a campus map, construction schedule or completion claim.
Supporting sourceWhat a permit can—and cannot—tell us
Original evidence guide. Operating authorization and utility support do not by themselves establish completion or construction commencement.
Supporting sourceDocuments & sources
Official records and reporting, with access limitations noted.
Ginger East / Willow Creek operating permitIowa DNR · 24-TV-005 · issued Dec. 9, 2024 · direct download blocked→Ginger West operating permitIowa DNR · 26-TV-003 · issued Apr. 10, 2026 · direct download blocked→Water Works audited reportUtility-support agreement discussion · p. 39 · direct download blocked→City FY 2024–25 budgetHistorical forecast · not a verified current construction schedule · direct download blocked→2025 city annual reportAggregate investment context · not one campus’s cost→
Open questions
- Which site-plan, permit and construction milestones are confirmed for each campus and phase?
- Has Ruthenium construction begun, beyond the historical budget forecast?
- Which investment figures apply to individual campuses, rather than aggregate spending?