Worth County supervisors continue reclassification hearing for Drainage District No. 10
March 30, 2026 | Worth County, Iowa
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The Worth County Board of Supervisors opened a public hearing March 30, 2026, on the reclassification for Drainage District No. 10 and agreed to continue the hearing to Monday, April 6, 2026, at 10:15 a.m. at the Worth County courthouse. The board had approved the day's agenda before recessing regular business to take up the hearing.
Jacob Hagan, an engineer with AgriVia, told the board the district encompasses about 7,214 acres, including a main open ditch and 17 laterals, and that each acre was evaluated individually based on elevation, distance and slope to determine how much each parcel benefits from the drainage improvements. Hagan said AgriVia produced 15 different assessment schedules as part of the reclassification process.
Hagan described how AgriVia quantified three broad benefit categories: "relieving the lands," "affording an outlet" and "bringing the outlet nearer." He said subfactors for relieving the lands included drain class (40%), saturated hydraulic conductivity or Ksat (25%), depth to water table (25%), K factor (5%) and CSR2 (5%). For the affording‑an‑outlet component, Hagan said scores reflected slope (50%), infrastructure use (30%) and proximity to the drainage facility (20%). After combining the component scores, he said AgriVia weighted the three overall measures at 50% relieving lands, 40% affording an outlet and 10% bringing the outlet nearer.
Hagan also told the board that landowners have a right to object to the annexation schedule but that any objection must be submitted in writing; he stated that no written objections to the reclassification had been received. The board set the reclassification hearing to continue April 6 at 10:15 a.m.
Procedurally, Supervisor Mark Smeby moved to approve the agenda; Vice‑Chair A.J. Stone seconded and the motion carried. Smeby then moved, with Stone seconding, to open the public hearing on the DD 10 reclassification; the roll call recorded Smeby, Stone and Chair Enos Loberg voting yea.
The board closed the record for the session with the customary attest signatures from Chair Enos Loberg and Drainage Clerk Chelsey Doty. The continuing hearing will allow AgriVia to present the proposed assessment schedule and give landowners another opportunity to raise written objections or comments.
Jacob Hagan, an engineer with AgriVia, told the board the district encompasses about 7,214 acres, including a main open ditch and 17 laterals, and that each acre was evaluated individually based on elevation, distance and slope to determine how much each parcel benefits from the drainage improvements. Hagan said AgriVia produced 15 different assessment schedules as part of the reclassification process.
Hagan described how AgriVia quantified three broad benefit categories: "relieving the lands," "affording an outlet" and "bringing the outlet nearer." He said subfactors for relieving the lands included drain class (40%), saturated hydraulic conductivity or Ksat (25%), depth to water table (25%), K factor (5%) and CSR2 (5%). For the affording‑an‑outlet component, Hagan said scores reflected slope (50%), infrastructure use (30%) and proximity to the drainage facility (20%). After combining the component scores, he said AgriVia weighted the three overall measures at 50% relieving lands, 40% affording an outlet and 10% bringing the outlet nearer.
Hagan also told the board that landowners have a right to object to the annexation schedule but that any objection must be submitted in writing; he stated that no written objections to the reclassification had been received. The board set the reclassification hearing to continue April 6 at 10:15 a.m.
Procedurally, Supervisor Mark Smeby moved to approve the agenda; Vice‑Chair A.J. Stone seconded and the motion carried. Smeby then moved, with Stone seconding, to open the public hearing on the DD 10 reclassification; the roll call recorded Smeby, Stone and Chair Enos Loberg voting yea.
The board closed the record for the session with the customary attest signatures from Chair Enos Loberg and Drainage Clerk Chelsey Doty. The continuing hearing will allow AgriVia to present the proposed assessment schedule and give landowners another opportunity to raise written objections or comments.
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