Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has filed a lawsuit in Marion County alleging a contractor conducted illegal excavations, some of which damaged underground utility lines. In a press release, Bird’s office has accused Van Den Broek Concrete of conducting excavations to remove and replace driveways in Pella without giving the proper 48-hour notice to operators of underground facilities who may have been affected by the excavation. The claim is that one of the excavations hit and damaged an electrical line. Van Den Broek Concrete admitted to the violations and agreed to pay a $15,000 civil penalty in addition to injunctive relief prohibiting future violations. Read the full lawsuit and consent order, which is pending approval from the court.