Chickasaw supervisors recommend DNR approve Dublin Creek LLC construction permit (5–0)
May 05, 2026 | Chickasaw County, Iowa
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The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors on May 4 voted to recommend to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources that it approve a construction permit application from Dublin Creek LLC.
Environmental health director Derek Rektenberg reviewed the county's master matrix and the construction‑permit application, noting the project will add filter rooms to an existing facility and that the county's review produced a score of 460 — above the local passing threshold. "They just take measurements from, like, the houses and all that good stuff," Rektenberg said when summarizing the matrix review process.
The board moved, seconded and carried the recommendation (motion by Isaac, second by Steve). A roll-call vote was recorded and the recommendation passed 5–0.
Details recorded in the county packet state that public notice was published April 23, 2026, and staff will submit a supplemental letter of documentation to the DNR. The transcript lists the permit location as the Northeast Quarter of Section 13, Township 95 North, Range 12 West of the 5th Principal Meridian in Chickasaw County.
Why it matters: county recommendations on master-matrix reviews inform the DNR's decisions about construction permits for confined‑animal feeding operations and related facilities; the county's passing score and recommendation move the application forward in the state process.
Next steps: staff will sign the county recommendation and forward the documentation to the Iowa DNR for its decision.
Environmental health director Derek Rektenberg reviewed the county's master matrix and the construction‑permit application, noting the project will add filter rooms to an existing facility and that the county's review produced a score of 460 — above the local passing threshold. "They just take measurements from, like, the houses and all that good stuff," Rektenberg said when summarizing the matrix review process.
The board moved, seconded and carried the recommendation (motion by Isaac, second by Steve). A roll-call vote was recorded and the recommendation passed 5–0.
Details recorded in the county packet state that public notice was published April 23, 2026, and staff will submit a supplemental letter of documentation to the DNR. The transcript lists the permit location as the Northeast Quarter of Section 13, Township 95 North, Range 12 West of the 5th Principal Meridian in Chickasaw County.
Why it matters: county recommendations on master-matrix reviews inform the DNR's decisions about construction permits for confined‑animal feeding operations and related facilities; the county's passing score and recommendation move the application forward in the state process.
Next steps: staff will sign the county recommendation and forward the documentation to the Iowa DNR for its decision.
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