SWCD approves two GBERBA well-decommissioning contracts

May 12, 2026

The board approved two GBERBA-funded well decommissioning contracts (WBIF-WW-24-83-13 and WBIF-WW-24-83-14) with recorded cost-share amounts; one line in the minutes contains a typographic error in the estimated cost field.

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During the May 12 meeting the Watonwan SWCD Board approved two Watershed-Based Implementation Fund (WBIF/GBERBA) contracts for well decommissioning. The contracts are listed as WBIF-WW-24-83-13 and WBIF-WW-24-83-14. Minutes list WBIF-WW-24-83-13 with an apparent typographic error in the estimated-cost line (‘1,4503’), and the recorded cost-share for that contract was $725 (50% cost share up to $1,000). Contract WBIF-WW-24-83-14 is recorded with an estimated cost of $2,335 and a $1,000 cost-share cap.

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