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Board approves initial WHKS study steps for Rock Creek dredging
Summary
The Clinton County Conservation Board approved moving forward with WHKS options 1 and 2 — an hourly study of project management and disposal alternatives — with a 3–1 vote; the firm also proposed a separate lump-sum bathymetric survey for $8,500.
The Clinton County Conservation Board voted July 21 to proceed with initial planning steps for a Rock Creek dredging project, approving WHKS’s proposed Options 1 and 2 after a presentation by Meghan Funke of WHKS. Karen Bradway moved to approve the work and Brian Grell seconded; the motion carried 3 votes to 1, with Brian Tugana voting no.
Funke outlined three components in the updated service agreement: (1) project management and meetings; (2) dredged material disposal alternatives; and (3) a bathymetric survey and research of existing conditions. The board record lists Items 1–2 as “billed hourly with a Not-to-Exceed Fee of $7,000,” with expenses billed at actual cost and mileage at the current IRS rate plus a 10 percent administrative charge; Item 3 is a lump-sum fee of $8,500. Board members said Options 1 and 2 would help answer questions raised by low water levels and ongoing siltation from the Wapsi River.
The vote signals the board’s intention to fund early engineering and assessment work rather than proceed immediately to construction. WHKS’s study work is intended to clarify disposal options and the scope of any future dredging required before the board considers further contracting or capital expenditures.
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