Conservation Board asked to help with river development plans
Rutland Mayor Susan Tille updated the Humboldt County Conservation Board on efforts she has undertake to improve the Des Moines River between Rutland and Humboldt.
BY APRIL KELLEY
Rutland Mayor Susan Tille spoke e at the Humboldt County Conservation Board's monthly meeting on Feb. 21, requesting that the Conservation Board reverse its decision to pursue option two and to work with the RIVER development group in restoring Lake Nokomis by repairing the dam.
“We are not asking for the money, we are asking you to come to the table to have conversations and share ideas. We would like to work with the county, the conservation [board] and the City of Humboldt with the common goal to restore the waterway and the lake that we have here in Humboldt County,” Tille said.
“I feel we need to be transparent as possible and keep the information flowing. I have reached out to IOWATER through the DNR, IDALS and Farm Bureau about dam to dam otherwise known as a two-tier water shed treatment program or water quality and I am also looking at the Iowa Confluence Water Trails,” Tille continued.
Tille went on to inform the Conservation Board that they are researching the possibility of installing hydro power turbines at the Rutland dam.
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