Board Approves Contract To Re-Evaluate Soils at Sediment Site
The Shell Rock River Watershed District Board of Managers Tuesday approved re-evaluating soils on the site where sediment will be stored after being removed from Fountain Lake during dredging this summer.
The board approved a contract not to exceed $20,000 with OBG Co.
Watershed District Administrator Andy Henschel said the decision came after soil not suited for the site — organic peat, an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter — was found on the first cell of the confined disposal facility, a 40-acre basin with 25- to 28-foot side beams north of Interstate 90 and 1 1/2 miles north of Fountain Lake.