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<br />- ....-'.. <br />OOi"3ji <br /> <br />Se-ction ::?06, PL 1:>0-645 (Flood Control A.:I of <br />1'1601. <br />The Resuurces [oundl is ;Jlso authorized tn <br />enter Into negotiatIOns and agreements with tho: <br />Federal govemment with fl.'gard to inoemental <br />storage In Fedo:ral reservoir proJe..:a. Sute funds <br />tn effectuate su~'h agro:ements must be ~pt"dfkally <br />appropriated b)lthe legislature. <br />As the State 3gency respomihle fur ..:ompre- <br />hensl'.e plannmg of water re~our..:es. the Resources <br />[nun~'11 recelVO:s matl.hlllg lunds from the Federal <br />Watel Rl'sour~.e~ ('oun..:il under the provIsions of <br />the Federal \I"'ater Resources Pbnning A..:t. <br />The State Cnnsen'allon Cummissllln partl":lpates <br />Hnan..:i;Jlly with the U. S. Soil Consc-rvallun Service <br />111 dlv'ertlng Cllt1llni<,siun tunds 10 augment ":Ilnscr- <br />vallnn features of small walershed 1111p\)Undmenls. <br />TIle Commission Jlsll t. autlwri/l'd \II re..:elv'e gIants <br />under proglatm administered by the U, S_ Bureau <br />of Outdoor Re..:reallon. <br />The State Soil Consen'3tion Commlltee p;JlIl- <br />cipates with Ill<' U. S. Soil Cun>crvJltun Senke <br />fto lhe extent of about 550.000 per year lln fund. <br />mg 01 watelshed plantltng panies. <br />The Resources Coun..:t1 IS aUlhllrl/ed to entcr <br />Into nq)otlallons and agreements wllh the Fedclal <br />governmenl in COl1nel.:twn wllh Federal IhlOJ con- <br />tml reserVllH) hUI ...u..:h aglcl.'lncnls Jre n\lI bllldlllp. <br />upon thl' State unlll ena..:ll.d inlo !Jw hy the <br />legl~1J ture. <br /> <br />2. Interstate <br /> <br />Olher tlun 1II1erslate I.:llmpJd~ resolving bound. <br />ar\' disput<."s. Iowa IS nol involved III Jny mter- <br />sl~le compacts involnng w<llel ;lIId re!Jted land <br />reS\lurces. <br /> <br />3, With Political Subdivisions <br /> <br />Slate cooperation 10 wat...r and relaled bnd fl'. <br />sour,'e projects of liS pulillcJI subdlvlslllns generally <br />IS hmited to furnishlllg ledllli":JI Jnd JdvlMlry ~cr. <br />\'ico:s. Coordlllation gencrJlly is Jdlleved by a stOll. <br />ulory reqUirement tor subnllSslOn 01 proJcd plJn~ <br />h\ Ihe 1u..:a1 unit .If g.)wrnmenl 10 the Jpprnpr1Jte <br />S~J"" agency 1m reVlcw and appro\ al prlOl to <br />implemenI3Ii(ln. <br /> <br />4. Multipurpose Operations <br /> <br />10111'3 is following the nJtlOn31 trend .....ilh lep.ard <br />to multtpulPUSC .....aler ro:source ploJecls. Perhaps <br />..t"ollo....mg.. IS an apT Term slIl..:e fe..... projects m. <br />vvlvlllg mu1tipurpme opl'rallons hav-e aCluaUy been <br /> <br />Implemented in Iowa. Tn date. nearly all muhi. <br />purpose operations III the SUle IIlvnlve l'oopera. <br />lion betll>.een the State Conser\'311un (ommlssion <br />III conne(\ton .....ith Feder.ll water resour..:e proje~'ls <br />by I.:ombilling various staTe re<:realional ubJe..:tives <br />wllh Federal obje(\lve1> of er01>iOll mntm!. 1100d <br />control or 10.... Tlow augmenlathlll. The CommIssion <br />;Jnd the 1907 legislature are wllsldering increment. <br />al lundmg of JlI allernative plJn for ,'onstrUclton <br />Ilf remedial .....orks rO:'lUlred 111 ..:onne..:lion with <br />..:onslruClion of the Saylllr\.illl' Dam and I<l.'servoir <br />on the [ks \Iollles RI\o:r neJ! Des \loino:s. The <br />sublmruulldment fOlmed hy lhe Jltelllatlve I.:on. <br />struction ....'ould provide Ihe nu..:lcm ot' a large rec- <br />reatIOnal complex at ;J harg:un prKe wllhllU( mOl. <br />terially affe,"ng the 110(".0 <,:onlrol and low !low <br />augmentalion henefit> denwd hum Ihe plllKlpal <br />tederal rWJecl. <br />The Resources Cllunl.:il l!, auThurucd tu enler <br />lOto negotlJllOllS and Jgn't'menlS with Ihe F~deral <br />governmenl .....Hh reg;Jld 10 mdU\hll1 01 l.'unser\a. <br />tllm storJge leJtures for water \upply in all~ autho.>- <br />nled Federal pm)e,... So ~uch agreement hJS yel <br />been l"\mSllIlUIIJI\'d hul fulure nloperallon lO su<.:h <br />proje\." scems deSlfJble and 10gicJ!. parli..:ularly in <br />southern Iowa .....here adequale ,uprlles of ground <br />WJter oflen are not avallahle ;Jlld surface supplies <br />;ife not dependable. <br /> <br />Authority Changes <br /> <br />The Slxly-first General A\scmbly uf lo.....a 111)651 <br />ena..:ted several IJWS alll'clmg W;Jtet Jnd rclatl'd land <br />resour..:es. The mUTe lI11po!lotnl uf IheSt. laws ale 11\. <br />dt\llduall~ dls":usSi.'d bo:low. <br /> <br />1. Iowa Water Pollution Control Act <br /> <br />TIle 1905 IOWJ IeglSIJIUre crealed the luwa <br />WJter Pollution COnlru] Comnmsion with the <br />po.....er and uuty to pr('vent. c\Hllrol anu Jhatc the <br />pol1utl\ln of the .....aters of the St3le. The Commis- <br />sion thus sUI.:(o:eds to duties fnrnwrly assigned to <br />Ihe Statc D('pJllment of HeJlth wtlh H'gard to <br />slrcam and lake pollulllln and has heen delegatcd <br />hlOader powers lIldudlllg the autho!lt~- l(l ('stab. <br />hsh and enforce water Ljualll)" sl.wdards. TIle Com. <br />miSSion e~labhshcs poh..:y. n.vie.....s plans 1"0/ .....a~te <br />trealment fa,'llmes. and CTllers Jpprupliate mdl.'1S <br />wllh regard ill spc":lfi..: Instant'es Ill' alleged pollu- <br />t!(ln. The IleJlth Department plll\lde~ tedlnkal <br />and Jdmilllslrattv.e Si.'T\'I,.CS tOlhe Comnlls'ilon. <br />The (ummlssi\ln hJS JdOpled waTer qualll~ Ot. <br />leria 101 thl' Stale. whi..:h ~'rIIetlJ hJ\e been nln- <br /> <br />" <br />