(Spirit Lake)– Some changes could be in the offing to Iowa drainage law. Senator Dennis Guth of Klemme introduced some revisions he’s proposing in a bill he introduced last March. The measure is currently still in committee. Don Etler, a former drainage engineer, informed the Dickinson County Board of Supervisors of some of the proposed changes at their meeting earlier this week. Etler says the primary goal is to improve communication with landowners by requiring counties to hold informational meetings prior to engineers conducting studies…
Etler says one of the major changes being proposed pertains to bonding requirements…
Etler says it’s likely the bill won’t advance without support from the Iowa Drainage District Association.
