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Board approves Marshalltown Water Works test well on Bill Ernst property

Marshall County Conservation Board · May 11, 2026
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Summary

The board authorized Marshalltown Water Works to drill a test well in the southwest corner of the Bill Ernst property after staff described the proposed location and purpose.

Marshall County Conservation on May 11 approved drilling of a test well by Marshalltown Water Works on the Bill Ernst property. Emily Herring described the test to be located in the southwest corner of the property; Tom Deimerly moved to approve the drilling and Pam Paone seconded. Nelson, Deimerly, Paone and President Rich Naughton voted in favor and the motion carried.

The minutes record approval of the test well but do not include further technical details, an agreement governing the drilling, or any conditions attached to the approval; the record names the property owner (Bill Ernst) and the proposed location (southwest corner) but provides no timeline or monitoring conditions in the minutes.