§ 314.12 — Borrow pits — topsoil preserved

Iowa § 314.12

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title VIII: TRANSPORTATION
• Ch. 314: ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR HIGHWAYS

Text

In the award of contracts for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, repair or
maintenance of any highway, the agency having charge of awarding such contracts shall
require that when fill dirt, soil or other materials are to be removed from borrow pits
acquired by title or easement, whether by agreement or condemnation, for use in the
project, adequate provision shall be made for the restoration of the borrow pit area, either
by removal and replacement of a minimum of eight inches of topsoil, or by fertilizing,
mulching, reseeding or other appropriate measures to provide vegetative cover or prevent
erosion, except where a lake or subwater table conditions are designed, or where the area is
zoned for commercial, industrial, or residential use, or where the borrow is in locations of
white oak, sand, loess or undrainable clays. When the borrow pit is acquired by easement,
the restoration method shall be determined by agreement with the landowner.

Legislative History

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §314.12]