Protected Water Area System (Iowa Code: Title XI - Natural Resources; Chapter 462B) País/Territorio Estados Unidos de América Subdivisión territorial Iowa Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2018 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Agua Palabra clave Zona protegida Protección del medio ambiente Agua de uso recreativo Contaminación de las aguas dulces Manejo de recursos hídricos Control de la contaminación Normas sobre calidad del agua Servidumbre Ordenación de áreas costeras Institución Cuestiones de procedimiento Área geográphica Americas, Ártico, Pacífico Oriental, América del Norte, Atlántico Norte Resumen 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. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.legis.iowa.gov