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Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (Iowa Code: Title V - Agriculture; Chapter 161G)

Pays/Territoire
États-Unis d'Amérique
Sous-division territoriale
Iowa
Type du document
Législation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Terre et sols, Eau
Mot clé
Conservation du sol/amélioration du sol Pollution du sol/qualité Institution de bassin Bassin/captage/bassin versant Fonds spécial Pollution des eaux douces Gestion des resources en eau douce Normes de qualité de l'eau Lutte contre la pollution Eaux usées/déversement Substances dangereuses Subvention/incitation Eaux superficielles Eaux continentales
Aire géographique
Amériques, Arctique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord
Résumé

This chapter of the Iowa Code concerns the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative. It provides that a Mississippi river basin healthy watersheds initiative fund is created within the department. The fund is composed of money appropriated by the general assembly to the fund and moneys available to and obtained or accepted by the department from the United States, the state, or any other source for placement in the fund. The department shall implement a voluntary program to assist in improving the health of the Mississippi river basin, including water quality and wildlife habitat. The department shall implement the program consistent with requirements of the United States department of agriculture in its administration of the Mississippi river basin healthy watersheds initiative. To the extent allowed by the United States department of agriculture, the department of agriculture and land stewardship may do all of the following: a. Provide for conservation systems that manage and optimize nitrogen and phosphorus within fields to minimize runoff and reduce downstream nutrient loading. b. Assist agricultural producers with a system of practices that will control soil erosion, improve soil quality, restore and enhance wildlife habitat, and manage runoff and drainage water for improved water quality. c. Avoid, control, and trap nutrient runoff and maintain agricultural productivity. d. Partner with landowners to implement a range of land stewardship practices, including but not limited to conservation tillage, nutrient management, and other innovative practices.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.legis.iowa.gov