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a.Each soil and water conservation district, alone and whenever practical in
conjunction with other districts, shall carry out district-wide and multiple-district projects
to support water protection practices in the district or districts, including projects to
protect this state’s groundwater and surface water from point and nonpoint sources of
contamination, including but not limited to contamination by agricultural drainage wells,
sinkholes, sedimentation, or chemical pollutants.
b.Any work project with an estimated cost in excess of the competitive bid threshold in
section 26.3, or as established in section 314.1B, shall be undertaken as a public contract
as provided in chapters 73A and 573. The local contracting organization shall designate a
contracting officer and shall establi
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1. a. Each soil and water conservation district, alone and whenever practical in
conjunction with other districts, shall carry out district-wide and multiple-district projects
to support water protection practices in the district or districts, including projects to
protect this state’s groundwater and surface water from point and nonpoint sources of
contamination, including but not limited to contamination by agricultural drainage wells,
sinkholes, sedimentation, or chemical pollutants.
b. Any work project with an estimated cost in excess of the competitive bid threshold in
section 26.3, or as established in section 314.1B, shall be undertaken as a public contract
as provided in chapters 73A and 573. The local contracting organization shall designate a
contracting officer and shall establish procedures to manage the contract, approve bills for
payment, and review proposed change orders or amendments to the contract.
2. An owner of or occupant of land within a district may establish a water protection
practice under this chapter by entering into an agreement with the district in which the
owner or occupant receives financial assistance to establish water protection practices in
consideration for promising to maintain the practices according to rules adopted by the
division. The financial assistance may be in the form of grants, loans, or cost-sharing
arrangements. An agreement shall not be binding until the assistance is specifically
approved for that land and made available to the owner or occupant.
3. The division shall approve an award of financial assistance based on an application
submitted by the owner or occupant of the land. The division may require a copy of the
application with an evaluation of the application by the district. Each application for
financial assistance shall be considered under a priority system adopted by the district
for disbursement of unallocated funds. The district, under the supervision of a district
technician, shall design proposed clean water practices for which financial assistance has
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been obligated. The district shall determine compliance with applicable design standards
and specifications. The landowner shall construct and is liable for the performance of the
water protection practices on the land.
4. The division shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this chapter,
including rules relating to the approval of programs and projects, designing a project or
water protection practices, the estimation of costs of a project or program, and the inspection
of projects or practices being placed or maintained on the land.