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<br />0013Gg <br /> <br />4. Iowa Water Pollution Control Commission <br /> <br />Tht' (WPC has been replaced by DEQ by Acts 1972 <br />(64 G.A.) ch. 11l9. sec. 112. <br /> <br />5. State Soil ConservatIon Committee <br /> <br />AIolIJwrily_The Commiut'(. was created in 1939lo cli- <br />r<<1 theorganiz.ation of soil const-rvationdisuicts. With <br />Iowa now completdy orl{aIlized into 100 districts the <br />principal duties of !.he Corruniuee are to assist district <br />commissioners in CMI)ing out Ult'ir pm,lUaffiS to main- <br />tain liaison and coordinated programs bt.-Iwt't'n districts, <br />to maintain liaisnn y,ith other stal(' ajowndes and U.S. <br />Soil Conservation Service, to st"<'Ufe cooperation and <br />assistance from federal. state. and local agencies. to <br />rendetcenam finanrialaid to districts. and tort'preSt'n1 <br />the govt"mor and state ....ith re,lr.lI"d to Public Law 566 <br />waten;ht"d appbcatiuns. WrlSI:rvaIKY districts are now <br />establisht"d by !.he Acts of 1971 (64 G.A.) ch. 227 <br />(I.C.A. ch. 467I>). and are Ron."ffil-d by the Soil Conser- <br />vation Commission to supt'rvise tht" ....i1ler fL"SOWH'S of <br />the district. to promulRate rules ....ith the approval of tht" <br />De:partment of Soil CunSt'rvation, and to promote the <br />establishment of drainage, len-e. soil conSt'rvation, and <br />sanitation districts, <br /> <br />Of):ani:tJnOIl- The Committt'e now has 12 members in <br />addition to tht' rhairman. The dirt't:lOr of DEQ is added <br />as an t'x-offi(-;o nonvoting member. and votinR I1wmbers <br />an' ilRT('ased from five to eil{ht ....ith each of Ule six <br />rt'quired !arnlers from a St'parate conservanq' district <br />br the Arts of 1973, ch, 139 (I.C.A, st."\~, 467A.4). <br /> <br />Programs and Actil'itieJ- lhe Committee main. <br />lalm continuing program~ to perform the mfonna. <br />tlOn, roordination, Iiaiwn. and ad\'isory funrtion~ <br />a!>Slgned by law, and represents the Governor and <br />State in re\'il'wing applica!lons fur ~malJ \l.atl'rslll'd <br />programs under Publir Law 566_ Con~r\"3tion <br />prartires ha\'e been mstalled on abuutllne.thHd ot <br />the land In the state \1oith more than one.h:ilt ot <br />the farmers in the stale having ewcuted agreements <br />III moper ate In the soil conservation program. <br /> <br />6. Iowa Geological Survey <br /> <br />Authoriry- In general. the purpose of the Iowa <br />Geologlral Sur..ey is to rollec!. study, mterpretm. <br />formatIon un geology, soils. timber, streams, min- <br />eral and other nalural resour\'es md to make surh <br />data available. <br /> <br />Organ;:olion- The Gel.llogiral Survey tS under the <br />dHe\'llOn of the Geologiral Board .;-ompo~ed of the <br /> <br />Gm'ernur. the State ,\udJlor, and the PreSidents uf <br />(I) thl.' LI1I\er~lty of Illwa, (~J Iowa Stale Univer- <br />slly, and 13) Ihe Iowa Aradl.'my of S(Il~nre. The <br />Board appoints the State Geologi!>t who arts as <br />direrlOl otthe survc) <br /> <br />Program! and ,.j",;,'ities- Programs arc gearcd to <br />locate, idenlify. mcasure and c\'aJuale mineral reo <br />sourrl'S and geologlr formations. held parttes aTe <br />assigned to map areas thai may mvolve a county or <br />quadrangle or a sperltlr rock formation such a~ <br />hme~tone or sandstone formatIOn. Sample~ and <br />rutllng~ are l'ollerted for chemi.;-al and mineralogi- <br />cal analysl~. Program~ indude mappll1g orcurrenro: <br />of bedrlll'k and gla~'ial m;lterials, COol] ;Ind other <br />mineral deposits and the collection of driller's logs, <br />geophy~kal logs and cores and rut ling! of wells <br />drilled fOI waler, oil or gas. The Survey publishl's <br />many reports gi\'lIlg bask' data on all phases of liS <br />programs, and furnimes data and advu;e for water <br />supplies and the idenlltiralion of Ol'CUrrcnce of <br />mineral resourres and geoll)glcal formations. <br />Statewide stream Ilow rerords and records of <br />ground water levels are rolle.;-ted 1Il cooperation <br />WIth the U, S. Geological Survey, Drilling rerords <br />are rol1ected and maintamed on wells for water. <br />oil or gas. For many years, driller's logs and cut. <br />lings on water wells have been collected through <br />the voluntary rooperallon ot drilll'rs. Stnre ena.:l. <br />ment otlhe oil and gas cons.erv:!Iion law in 1963, <br />logs, cores. and cuttings haw been required for <br />wdls drilled for oil or gas. The reports now on file <br />are comulted by engllleers, hydrologisls. drillers, <br />industries, and householders seeking underground <br />~uppliesofwater. <br /> <br />7, State Board of Rt!9erlU <br /> <br />The Board of Regents e'\('rcises genera] super- <br />viSIOn o\('r Ihe a.;-mllles of the State UI1I~'er~ity of <br />Iowa and Iowa State Unm~rsity of S":len.;-e and <br />Te('hnology. <br /> <br />Iowa State University <br /> <br />Water and related land resourre programs at <br />this land gran! !.Chool are funrllons of the Agri. <br />rullure and Home Economl';-s E.'\penment Station. <br />Engll1el"ring Researrh Insutute. and Ihl.' Coopera' <br />IlW Extension Sef"iire in AgncullUre and Home <br />EconOmICs <br /> <br />:':5 <br />