Concerns arise with English Bench Watershed #9 ...

English Bench Watershed #9 was viewed Tuesday, November 13 by the Allamakee County Board of Supervisors, with Allamakee County Engineer Brian Ridenour, Allamakee County Emergency Management Coordinator Corey Snitker and representatives of the Allamakee County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), including LuAnn Rolling, Brianne Wild and Don Elsbernd, also in attendance. Ridenour was notified October 30 about concerns with the watershed including dirt slides (evident in the broken ground near the middle of the above photo) and a leak at the base from an 18-inch overflow pipe (pictured near the pooled water to the right in the above photo) fed by a large pond area not pictured but located to the left of this photo view. State of Iowa experts, including geologists and engineers, will be inspecting the watershed and providing a recommendation prior to further discussion of the matter at the December 3 Board of Supervisors meeting. Standard photo by Joe Moses.