Soil and Water Conservation (Iowa Code: Title V - Agriculture; Chapter 161A) Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision Iowa Document type Legislation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil, Water Keyword Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Soil rehabilitation Sustainable development Coastal zone management Flood Polluter pays principle Protected area Tax/levy Local government Freshwater resources management Wetlands Waterworks Navigation Surface water Inland waters Freshwater pollution Water quality standards Ecosystem preservation Pollution control Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This chapter of the Iowa Code concerns soil and water conservation. It declares to be the policy of the legislature to integrate the conservation of soil and water resources into the production of agricultural commodities to insure the long-term protection of the soil and water resources of the state of Iowa, and to encourage the development of farm management and agricultural practices that are consistent with the capability of the land to sustain agriculture, and thereby to preserve natural resources, control floods, prevent impairment of dams and reservoirs, assist and maintain the navigability of rivers and harbors, preserve wildlife, protect the tax base, protect public lands and promote the health, safety and public welfare of the people of this state. Further, it provides for the division of soil conservation and water quality; soil and water conservation districts; subdistricts; alternative method of taxation for watershed protection and flood prevention; soil and water conservation practices; and blufflands protection (“blufflands” is defined as a cliff, headland, or hill with a broad, steep face along the channel or floodplain of the Missouri or Mississippi river and their tributaries). Full text English Website www.legis.iowa.gov