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<br />llnum~ sludles ol tht' lo~' th,W r.:hara..:lerlSll":s of
<br />Iowa s\fearns and IS 1.ll-slgned to pr0\1de ;J(kquJle
<br />pwte.;llon I" the supply pI waler for mdm:HY
<br />hOUM.'huld. ""ultty. lin'S!lKk. ;iI1U domestIC In!.
<br />mal use,. for fish J.nl! wildlife. f{ll re..-realillllal ;Jnu
<br />J<'slhellr.: uses of the SlTeam. for ptltlullOll r.:onthll
<br />Jnd dilullllll 01 wastes. Jnd for <llhC'f uses 01 J
<br />publt..- nature.
<br />Under eXistmg putky. nn p..'rmJl IS required for
<br />the lmpl)Undmrlll of waler III rrfmanCn( Hlllagc
<br />In amounts not c,,:rcding 18 a..'re.h-<,l n.r.:cpl
<br />wher<:- J munir.:ipJI 01 mdu,lna! "J!l;~1 supply may
<br />be arfer.:leu by Iiw impounJmcllI.
<br />T('sl pumplllg III sour..:es (If water to dctcrllltrlC
<br />the ade-qua..:} of the Sl1\1rr.:e Jnd the clleds ul the
<br />withdrawals mJY be Juthnrllcd by the Wal"! Cum-
<br />mlSSIUner /withoul furmal apph~all()n. nOIl..:C' and
<br />heJrmgl wilh Ihe ~O/l":UTTell':e.' Jlld Ie.'.:hru.:al J~SISt.
<br />JIKe nl Iii.' IOWJ Ge.'OIUgl":JI Survey Jnd oth.'r Jf1"
<br />propTlal.' Jg:en..'/e,. plUvlde.'d su..:h supen"lon of
<br />the lesllng l'p<,rJIllJllS IS mJlI1tJll1"J JS mJY h.'
<br />u<,elll<,d JdequJle by the Water \Oll1miSSllll1.'r
<br />TIle.' .'Ifed III lhe W:J.ll'r use pernul syslem on
<br />Ill<' flpJrlall rlghls-h~'J,(ll1Jhk u~ d,I.'lrlrl.' Judh.lal.
<br />Iy eSIJhlished 1I1 1,.\\.1 hJS nul bl.'en I<,sled in Ill<'
<br />IllIIJ .'I'urb ull allY b.lSL... Ihe ..:unsIHUIlllJJ;iliIY ul
<br />~u,h regulJlillnS gener;tlly. Ihe JdequJ":y ut' Ihe
<br />pJllh:ular SlJlUle. or the reJH'n.lhlene,~ .1l1d ne\.','s,
<br />sily ofJ pJrll\.'Ulal admilllSlr.lllVe Jd or llrdel.
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<br />3. Comprehensive Planning
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<br />TIll' Illwa \alulal Resour.'l'., ('nun.-il hH prr.
<br />InJry f,'SptlllSlhllity h'r \.'lllllpreheJ\sive plJnnlll~ 01
<br />walel resour..'C's wilhlllll. however. limiting or ;,1Ip'
<br />planlillg: lhl.' lespon,ibihly of ulher slale and 1",'Jl
<br />agen":les .Ind IIlstilllllOllS with regard III rlanrun~
<br />of IIJler.asso..:ial{'d rrojed~ wllhin Ihe parti..:ulal
<br />JreJ III resp'l/lsihilil)' ofsu..:h Jg:C'n.-y "I Institution.
<br />Tht' SIJle CtHHl.hnJllf\!! GH1Up for Walt'r Jlld
<br />R("laud Land RC'sour..:es Plannmg was formed HI
<br />1 t)63 011 iIllIIJ!II," of the Resour..:l's [oun.-II. All
<br />SUIt' a!!C'n":l,.~ alld instlloliuns \\11th adminlSllallVl'
<br />r"sponsiblhll,'s In afeJ 01' WJlel JI,' rt'presented.
<br />Commllle"s ha\'(' bl'en I"rllled and are al w(lrk on
<br />Spt'.'lli\.' aS~':ls l'l J ..:omprdH'nsl\'e plan. V;lIious
<br />m.;omhers of rhl, glOup alstl ser"e ,)Jl '-Offimlllt'es
<br />invI,lved In Ih(" led"rJJ planlllllg ,If WJler ft'SOUI..-.',
<br />mlhe lippel .\liSSISSlprl and ~IISSOUll Riwr BJslfIs.
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<br />4. Flood Plain Regulations
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<br />The 1l1111d plain managt'Ill.;on! plllj:ralll JdnlllllS'
<br />tt'r,'d hy the Rt'SI,ur..'l's Coun..:illS a relamely lIe\\
<br />..:nn..:epl in llood dJlllagl' prt'\enlh'n. IhslOlI..:ally,
<br />mall has lrled to redu.-t' 1100..1 dJffiages IhHlu~h Ihl'
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<br />e\ercise of control o\er Ihe ri\t"r III !H1l(" llf Ilol)d.
<br />D.lms and reSCI\'oirs. Jevl'es. dIkes. !loud WJlls. and
<br />,harmel improvements hav(" be,'1I .-,msllo.-Ied al
<br />greal ":0'\1. prm..:ipally by hdelal. SUit' and 1(I\:a]
<br />gO\l.'rnml'llls. The sleady In.-rl'asl.' III 11'I,lJ huards
<br />alld dmlJges d("SPII1;" Ihl' e\penduule ofhilhons .If
<br />Jullars In la\ funds has led 10 a ne\\ appflla.-h 10
<br />Ih,' r.:..1u..:\llln l)f lheSt.' halards and J;HnJ!!es. Ihe
<br />e\erci,e of cnnlrol Oler Ihe bnd aJp.:elll III lhe
<br />liVer lhlllugh lht' planllt'd managemenl Jnd dc'vel-
<br />opmenl of Illl"d hJl;lrd ;lrt'JS.
<br />Regulallon of !loud plJin mt' ..:all bt' '-JfflC'l1 out
<br />by .I \';lflt'ly uf means. - l.'/l,,:w;l(hmcnlllllcs. I<ln-
<br />In!:, urdmalk'cs. subdlvlsllln It'gulalJllns. ;llld modi'
<br />IirJlmm or Jddlllllm to hUlldmg ..:oJe.'S. P;uk and
<br />op.-n spa..:.. det'eJopmenl. eva..'oaliuns. urban Ie.
<br />newal. lllllltJ pllllJflllg, la\ redu<:1iull, and warning
<br />signs ale olher mt'Ihuds whl..:h lIla) be helpful III
<br />nunimlling llllod damages. pallit:uIJr1y in sredal
<br />Il}\:allleualeas.
<br />Flood plJIn regulalion lIlvlllves Ihe eSlJbhsh.
<br />lIlenl of legJllo0ls wllh wlu..:h tll Clll1trollhe ex.
<br />lenl and typ~ ot' d~'wlopmenl whl..:h Will be allow-
<br />"d III tJkt' pla..:e on !he Ih),ld plalll~. TIlere ale IWO
<br />bJ~i..: <,bJelllves of su.-h re!!Ulalloll. The first IS 10
<br />assurt' the rt'lenllOn uf an Jdequ;lle !loodwJ)' for
<br />thl' lIVl'r. 11oudwJ) being defined as Ihl' .-hanncl
<br />Jlld Ih,lSt' p'lrli'lns of ,hI.' JdjOllllllg !lood pl:llns
<br />whldl Jrt' rt'Js"IIJbly requHl'd 10 ,'alTY and 0.1,,-
<br />,'hargC' Iloud 11.lws wilhlJUllll\dul~ lalslIIg upstream
<br />wall.'l surfJ..:e d.'\alhlns. The se..:und obJe":llv(" of
<br />r,'gulalion b 10 t'lI.-ourag:1' sound IJIJd use ....ons"l.
<br />enl WHh the llo11d ItJl;lId Jnd Ih<, l'OmmullIty land
<br />u~' ne,'d,
<br />Zl'!llng I~ the kgal lU,11 u,.'d hy dtles. !Owns
<br />JlId .:nonll,', III ..:"nlwl and dlfe..:1 lhe ust' Jnd
<br />dl.'vl.'1.lpment 01 land Jlld propl.'f1y. TIle loning Ill'
<br />dll1an..:t' IS uH'd Il' lmrkm,'nl Jl1d .'nfor.-e lhe (Olll-
<br />rleherhlh' pl.ln whl.-h has 110 I("!!JI SIJluS. Floud
<br />plOll1l lOlling I) ntll a "p"":lallYpt' of ordmance but
<br />lllert'l) JrWlhel sel of prol'1Sl0ns whldl .-an ht' in.
<br />":tlfpnral,'d 11110 Ihe .-umrfeht'nSl\t' loning old/- nJII..:l.' S,) IhJlllolld dalllJSt' ..:an be lllllllnllled.
<br />The:.(' (on,ldeIJlIuIIS 1<,..1 Iht' 1\)<>5 Iowa Ll'!lls-
<br />lalUre III ella..'1 the nt'\\ tl,lod plJllllt'gulallOn A..:l.
<br />(I,lwa Cudt' I <i6h, ~t'':, -t55A.35 ~ Under the ..\d,
<br />lhe (oun":ll mJY eSl.lbhsh and enlm.:e regulautlns
<br />fOI lilt' OIderly dcwll'pnlenl Jnd .......... use of Ihe
<br />flood plams "f an) river or strt'arn \\ l!hm Ihe Slate,
<br />and Jller. dUllge or Icvoke Ihe same. The Council
<br />shall delellllll1,' lhl.' ..:hara..:lemll..:s of tloods whkh
<br />reJs<lllably mJ~ be t'\pt:'(\ed 10 O":.-UI and may by
<br />order eSlabhsh ell":flla..:hlllt'nl Iimlls. Pfllte':li,m
<br />melhud,. Jnd mInimum prote..:tion leh"l" appro-
<br />prrate III the !ll}\)dll1g dlJlad("lisll~S uf Ihe "rt':lm
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