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<br />5. Di~harge of Wastes
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<br />Th", Ll1:parun.:nt of Ennronmental ()uality by ..\(ts
<br />]Y72 H>4 G.Al ~'h. lilY (I. CA. rh. 45.')13) has the
<br />pow.-r and duty to sl.lJl'l.niSt' adrniru~tration and [on.
<br />f"rreml'nt "f all ]a.....s rdatU1~ 10 wata pollution: [0 dt-.
<br />\'dop rnmprt'bensin' plans and prol-'Tams. iOT th" prt..
<br />\'l'ntion. comro!. and abatl;m,'nt of nt'\\.', im:rt'asinJ.:. P'"
<br />kntiaJ. or existin" pl~Jution of .....att.rs of lht, Slal,': 10
<br />GIUS(' inn-stilZauons to ~. n,ndurtt-d rt'lf<lfdin~ alIt'~t"d
<br />poUution: to ad()pt. modify. or n.pt'aJ feasonablt' quality
<br />standards for wakrs of the State: to ft'qUirt' the submis-
<br />si<m of plan:> and spn:dirations (ur disposal systt'ffiS: and
<br />10 L'isut'. rt"\"oke. modify, ur dt'n)" Pt'nnils fOf tht' dis-
<br />CharRl' of Sl'wa~l'. industrial wast... Of other wastes (.f
<br />for tlJt.. inslil1lation Of uJI'l..ration of dispnsal syslt'rllsor
<br />pans tht"r~'f. Syslt'ms that rtv'in' only dOmeSlk: or
<br />salutary st'~'aj.(t'fromabuiJdinIZIItTupit-dbrfift..enpt'r-
<br />sons or less art' not rt'gulated under this pI.'nnit systt'm,
<br />WatdqualitYt'rlll'riaforl%iaresuPt'rst-d('dbytht.
<br />Watt'r ()uabt~, Standards (ur 19i4,
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<br />6. Construction of Public Water SupplV Facilities
<br />
<br />The Ot'partmt-nt of Env1rnl1Il'tt'ntal Quabty. b~' Acts
<br />1972 (64 G.A.) rh. 11 ]9, is charged \\.ith the dut~. to
<br />.....make inSJ>fftlons vr tht, pubbc water suppli.'s...and
<br />direct the method of installation ilnd operation of th.,
<br />same."
<br />The Departmenl re\'j,:ws plans fot any publio:
<br />Wali."r ~upply or quasi.publl!: surfa.:e water supply
<br />and ~rel'inc rules hdve heen adopted with regard
<br />10 quasi-public ground water ~upplies. ..... puhlic:
<br />water supply I~ defllled as ;my waler mrpl~ serving
<br />a mumdpahty or waler dislll.:!, whelher pubhdy
<br />III pn...alely' owned, QU;lSl.pubh... water supplies in.
<br />dude all water supplies nol .:-oming undet lhe de-
<br />tlnill\)J\ 01 public w;llef supplies whi.:h are llsed for
<br />drinking, .:ullllary, and ablutionary purposes by
<br />persons other thall the (lWner or Ii."ssce of properly
<br />upon whio:h su.:h water supply IS locat...d. Publil'
<br />waler supplies ;He inspected roullllely and S,;lmplcs
<br />arc taken and analY/ed
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<br />WATER QUALITY
<br />
<br />The Ot.partJ1lent of Emironmental Quality by :\cI 19i2
<br />(64 G.A,) ch, 1119. has tht' dUlY and authorlt)' to (''(IOttd,
<br />prewnl. and abatt' the polluuonof tht' watt'rs of the Statt'.
<br />
<br />1. Waste Treatment
<br />
<br />A IX'nnil must b.' obtaint-d from tht:' Dt'partment for
<br />tht- disposal of all St"waRt', industrial waSle, or other
<br />wastO's whit"h are or mar be di;;chari<:t'd into the watO'rs
<br />
<br />of tlk' Stalf', Spe..'ifically t'Xt'mptt'd from this require-
<br />ment are disposal s~'stt:'ms that rt~l:eivt' onl~' domestic or
<br />sanitary St'waj.((" ffllm a buildin.lo! hOUSUl~ or Ilccupit-d by
<br />fiftlTn pt:rsous or It'ss.
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<br />2. Flow RegulatIon
<br />
<br />TIll' Iowa 'altlfal KC~IJUr,:e, Count II has~ellelal
<br />stafulory puwn ftl rep:utJlc d;l!TIS dnd the opera-
<br />lIun lhc/cof wllh rc,ped 10 !1UllJ !lows and loy,
<br />nuw, Operallon oj 11u.,ld 1;;110.", Inslallallun dnd re-
<br />moval III Ih.Jlboards, Jnd l'perallonal rdeases are
<br />regul:ll~'d b) C,lIldllwnS mlr"s~'J III lhe (\,tlndl
<br />Orde'f arpfll\lI1g ..'on'>l/u..'li\)IJ rlam and or 1II lhe
<br />walel re/lllll g/;lnleJ ftlr rhe S1or;lgl' o! w;ilel.
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<br />STATE ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE
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<br />Interstate Agencies
<br />
<br />The l'pper ~hS"I""ipPl Ri\'t'rway Compact. rdatinJ.l 10
<br />preservarion of niHural and recreation rt'sourfes on the
<br />[]ppt:>r ~llssissippl Rivt'r was enacled b)' the Act of 1%7, rh.
<br />97, I.c..-\., St"l:s. 27:\, 1 to ~7".6.
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<br />State Departments and Agencies
<br />
<br />Slate d,'p.'Utments d1r.:.,:tl~' ('onn.mt'd ~ith tht:' adminjsLTa-
<br />tion of a statute Dr slatutes pertailUnlo: to waler and related
<br />land rt'!itllJrft'S are the lo.....a (;eolo~ca! Survt'y, Slate Con-
<br />servation Commission, Sl.<Ite Soil (onst'rvati(m Committt't',
<br />Slak l>t-partment 01 Health, Dt.'panment of Envirorunt.'nta!
<br />()Ualit~., and the 100'..a ~3turaJ Re;;our('t'S C<llllltil. ~ss di.
<br />rt'ctl~. rOl1l.'t'mt'd are the Cummerce C~lmmissilln, the HI;dJ-
<br />.....ay Commissum, tht:' IkparlITlent of Aj.,rrin.Llture, and the
<br />llt-vdopment Commission, Two slate universities art' aloo
<br />COIICt.'mt.-d \\.ith water resource;;, lo.....a State Uruvt'rsit~. and
<br />tht' Cniwrsity 01 low3, Roth in.."titutions W(Illj.,ll tht"ir ~en-
<br />era! rt"Searfh tunl'tions and tht'ir coupt"r3tive adminisLTation
<br />of the lo.....a State Watt'r Rt"sourn's Researrh Institutt"' are
<br />funded W(IIJ.:h the Federal Water Resources Rt'search Art,
<br />Both unin'rsities are also repreS\-nted on the Slate Coor-
<br />dinating Group for WOller and Rel;nt-d Land Resources Plan-
<br />nin~. further details regarding the ~pl'cific functions c( each
<br />departnlt'nt in Ul(" art'a 01 .....ater and rdated lilnd resources
<br />are s.et out belo......
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<br />1. Natural Resources Council
<br />
<br />.-tuthority-L'ndt'r chapt..r 455A of tht' Iowa COOt". the
<br />dt"Clared pu~ry of the state is to \'t'st the powers of the
<br />state in 3 sin~t' aj;wnq' to t'stahlish and enforce a com-
<br />prehensive program for the cuntrol. utilization, and pro-
<br />tt'Clion of tht. Surl3ri" and ~lM.md .....ater rt'"SOUl"rl"S of the
<br />state. The ageJ\C)' 1Il which that power is \'t'stro is the
<br />~atural Resources Council. The funhN policy
<br />t'xpresSt-d is that the general .....elfare of tht' people of the
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