April 23, 2024

Official who faked water tests makes deal, gets probation

SIDNEY — A former city official in southwest Iowa accused of falsifying drinking water quality tests has made a plea deal for probation.

Online court records say 36-year-old Mark Travis pleaded guilty Monday to knowing discharge of a pollutant. Prosecutors dismissed a charge of felonious misconduct in office. The records say Travis was sentenced to a year of probation and fined $625. He also was given a deferred judgment.