Iowa § 455E.6 Legal effects — liability

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§ 455E.6 — Legal effects — liability

Iowa § 455E.6

Title XINATURAL RESOURCES

Ch. 455EGROUNDWATER PROTECTION

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Iowa Code § 455E.6 (2026).

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1.This chapter supplements other legal authority and shall not enlarge, restrict, or abrogate any remedy which any person or class of persons may have under other statutory or common law and which serves the purpose of groundwater protection. An activity that does not violate chapter 455B or chapter 459, subchapters II and III, does not violate this chapter. In the event of a conflict between this section and another provision of this chapter, it is the intent of the general assembly that this section prevails.

2.Liability shall not be imposed upon an agricultural producer for the costs of active cleanup, or for any damages associated with or resulting from the detection in the groundwater of any quantity of nitrates provided that application has been in compliance with soil test results

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1. This chapter supplements other legal authority and shall not enlarge, restrict, or
abrogate any remedy which any person or class of persons may have under other statutory
or common law and which serves the purpose of groundwater protection. An activity that
does not violate chapter 455B or chapter 459, subchapters II and III, does not violate this
chapter. In the event of a conflict between this section and another provision of this chapter,
it is the intent of the general assembly that this section prevails.
2. Liability shall not be imposed upon an agricultural producer for the costs of active
cleanup, or for any damages associated with or resulting from the detection in the
groundwater of any quantity of nitrates provided that application has been in compliance
with soil test results and that the applicator has properly complied with label instructions
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for application of the fertilizer. Compliance with the above provisions may be raised as an
affirmative defense by an agricultural producer.
3. Liability shall not be imposed upon an agricultural producer for costs of active cleanup,
or for any damages associated with or resulting from the detection in the groundwater of
pesticide provided that the applicator has properly complied with label instructions for
application of the pesticide and that the applicator has a valid appropriate applicator’s
license. Compliance with the above provisions may be raised as an affirmative defense by
an agricultural producer.