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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