Iowa § 466B.42 Water quality initiative

Iowa Statutes

§ 466B.42 — Water quality initiative

Iowa § 466B.42

Title XINATURAL RESOURCES

Ch. 466BSURFACE WATER PROTECTION, FLOOD MITIGATION, AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT

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Iowa Code § 466B.42 (2026).

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The division shall establish a water quality initiative in order to assess and reduce
nutrients in this state’s watersheds, including subwatersheds and regional watersheds, and
for implementing its responsibilities under the Iowa nutrient reduction strategy. The division
shall establish and administer projects to reduce nutrients in surface waters from nonpoint
sources in a scientific, reasonable, and cost-effective manner. The division shall utilize a
pragmatic, strategic, and coordinated approach with the goal of accomplishing reductions
over time. To evaluate the progress achieved over time toward the goals of the Iowa nutrient
reduction strategy and the United States environmental protection agency gulf hypoxia
action plan, the baseline condition shall be calculated for the time period

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The division shall establish a water quality initiative in order to assess and reduce
nutrients in this state’s watersheds, including subwatersheds and regional watersheds, and
for implementing its responsibilities under the Iowa nutrient reduction strategy. The division
shall establish and administer projects to reduce nutrients in surface waters from nonpoint
sources in a scientific, reasonable, and cost-effective manner. The division shall utilize a
pragmatic, strategic, and coordinated approach with the goal of accomplishing reductions
over time. To evaluate the progress achieved over time toward the goals of the Iowa nutrient
reduction strategy and the United States environmental protection agency gulf hypoxia
action plan, the baseline condition shall be calculated for the time period from 1980 to 1996.

Iowa Citizens For Community Improvement, and Food & Water Watch v. State of Iowa Department of Natural Resources Bruce Trautman, In His Official Capacity as Acting Director of the Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Commission Mary Boote, Nancy Couser, Lisa Gochenour, Rebecca Guinn, Howard Hill

(Supreme Court of Iowa, 2021)