Surface Water Protection, Flood Mitigation, and Watershed Management (Iowa Code: Title XI - Natural Resources; Chapter 466B) Pays/Territoire États-Unis d'Amérique Sous-division territoriale Iowa Type du document Législation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Eau Mot clé Pollution des eaux douces Gestion des resources en eau douce Lutte contre la pollution Normes de qualité de l'eau Inondation Bassin/captage/bassin versant Institution Gestion intégrée Eaux continentales Aire géographique Amériques, Arctique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord Résumé This chapter of the Iowa Code, known as the Surface Water Protection and Flood Mitigation Act, concerns surface water protection, flood mitigation, and watershed management. It provides that a water resources coordinating council is established within the department of agriculture and land stewardship. The purpose of the council shall be to preserve and protect Iowa’s water resources, and to coordinate the management of those resources in a sustainable and fiscally responsible manner. In the pursuit of this purpose, the council shall use an integrated approach to water resource management, recognizing that insufficiencies exist in current approaches and practices, as well as in funding sources and the utilization of funds. The integrated approach used by the council shall attempt to overcome old categories, labels, and obstacles with the primary goal of managing the state’s water resources comprehensively rather than compartmentally. Further, the chapter provides for surface water protection and flood mitigation; watershed management authorities; watershed planning activities; water quality initiative and nutrients. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.legis.iowa.gov