Protected Water Area System (Iowa Code: Title XI - Natural Resources; Chapter 462B) Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision Iowa Document type Legislation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Protected area Protection of environment Recreational water use Freshwater pollution Freshwater resources management Pollution control Water quality standards Servitude Coastal zone management Institution Procedural matters Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This chapter of the Iowa Code concerns protected water area system. It defines “Protected water area system” as a total comprehensive program that includes the goals and objectives, the state plan, the individual management plans, the prospective protected water areas, the protected water areas, the acquisition of fee title and conservation easements and other agreements, and the administration and management of such areas. It provides that the natural resource commission shall maintain a state plan for the design and establishment of an administrative framework of a protected water area system and those adjacent lands needed to protect the integrity of that system. “State plan” means a long-range comprehensive document that states the goals and objectives of the protected water area system, establishes the procedure and criteria for prospective protected water area designation, provides the format for prospective area analysis, establishes a priority system for prospective area study, recommends potential areas for inclusion into the system, institutes interagency coordination, and outlines general administrative and management needs to develop and administer this system. The chapter further provides for nomination of prospective protected water areas; designation; and protection methods. Full text English Website www.legis.iowa.gov