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<br />OlJ!tB9 <br /> <br />quality, o.:onstru.:lion. we-II drilling. ch:mnel encroach. <br />ments. and use of llood pbllm has been discussed In lhe <br />st'Cllons un Regulatory AuthorilY. Slale Laws. Waler <br />Rig.hts and Authority Changes.1 <br /> <br />1. Drainage <br /> <br />Although some of the dramage law~ of Iowa <br />d:ut" ba.;k to lerrLlllriallb~ s. drainage of the ferlile <br />lands of central and norlh.central Iowa was a,cum- <br />plHihed fur the mml part III the early ] QO(h by <br />dralllage districts. A 190b amendment 10 lhe (on. <br />stllUllon aUlhoflll'U Ihe Gen.'ral Assembly 10 pa,>s <br />1:1.... ~ pl;"fffiming [ht' U\lom,',s (.)1 Lmd 10 comlTU.:! <br />draim. dllches. and le\'Ct's for aglicuhural. ~mlJry <br />or 111111ing purpoSo:s ao.:ross the lands of l11hcIS and <br />pru\ide for rhe org:mll3lloll of drainage dl<;1/lI:ts <br />vdth the puwer of condemnation. Appropriate <br />statutes were en.kld promptl~ governlllg Ihe tor- <br />mallon. Oper31l1111. a,>sessmenl ot damag<'s and ben. <br />dit~. elL., of dramage and ICH~t' dl~tIlL1S. <br />The Slate Soli COIIS4.'r\alloll Committee (oordl' <br />nJtes the work of the 100 5011 (on~TI'atllln OIS' <br />lrL..:h whi..:h. With tedUlI..:al assistJn..:e from the <br />U. S, Soil ConservatlUn ServiLe. playa m3JIH r.)1e <br />1I110y,a\ farm drainage pfllgraOl, <br /> <br />2. Irrigation <br /> <br />The use of water (or Irngatlon III Iowa is regu' <br />lated under the pro\Hlons I)f the Iowa Waler Rights <br />Law dCS(fibed in a pre\'iHUS ......dIOIl. <br />The avallabllily of irngali\Hl equipment and an <br />adequate SOUT<.'e of wall'r plo\'ides Insuran..:e against <br />shorHerOl defkl.'ncies In ple,,:ipllation and permits <br />suppll'OIC'ntal Irrigation hi I,htain optimum Yields <br />ffom !ugh \'alu.. ..:rop~. <br />!rT1galion in 11'I,\.J has lIILll'"a!>ed only shghtly <br />SlnLe l'na..:tment 01 the Waf<,r Rights Lay, Ln IQS'" <br />PermHs now III forLt' authorlle IrngJtlOn of about <br />85.000 acres of the ~5 million ..:roppC'd acres LO the <br />State. <br /> <br />3. Control of Erosion and Sedimentation <br /> <br />10wJ pfllgrams to ..:onuol ..rosion and sedlmell' <br />ta!KlI\ are administered by LIS Soil (onserntllln <br />DISlrl..:tS and SubdlStll..:ts thereof wLlh te..:hm.:al <br />asslslan..:e from the U, S SoLI ConservJtion $e("\'l..:e <br />and (lnJn..:iJI a%isun.:c of th, AgTlwlturJl Con. <br /> <br />servation Program, State finam:lal assistance and <br />other <I..:Il\'ities of the Districts are ,oordmated by <br />the State Soil CIloser\'Jtion (ommJII..". <br />The Soil Conser....ation Distri..:a ,onduet <I van. <br />ety of fun":lions relating to soil Jnd waler o.:onserva. <br />tion and lhe o.:ontrul and pleH'OllOn of erosion, <br />tlood water and ~dimell1 damJges. Under lhe <br />lo.....'a en3bling law. pJrti..:lpalion in the program is <br />"purel~ ~'oILJllIary" <br />All f;jrm land In the State is mduded 11\ soil con. <br />ser....ation distrkts. abllut one-half of the farmers <br />hJ\"e signed a~reemellts 10 ..:ooperale in Ihe pro- <br />gram, and ..:onse("\';jtion pra":li..:es hJve been Inslall. <br />ed on about one.thlld of the agricultural land in <br />the State. <br /> <br />4. Reservoir Sites <br /> <br />a. Rt'H'rI'ot;ml hI' Adl'o/lC'e ..1C'qll;~;t;(JfI- Iowa <br />has 1\0 offiLlal polio.:y or program for ad\'an..:..: <br />a..:quislllllO of reservoir ,itl's Interesh in <br />lJnds ne..:essary for .:omlru..:tlon of J rani. <br />..:ular plnje":l are acquired as the ploje":l IS <br />authoriled and funded <br /> <br />b. ReH',,'ot;rU/ by Lf/I/i,,~- The Slale III 101,\.01 <br />h3S 110 statutes spC'dfkally JuthllTl/ing the <br />resenalion, by means lIf 1011lng, of siles I'm <br />future Lonstru..:lklll of fl'Sl'f\'oir, <br /> <br />PROJECTIONS <br /> <br />Policy and Program Trends <br /> <br />Studies ullderwa~ by till' lo.....a :"':Hlnal Res\l\Ho.:l.'s <br />Council and the Stat~ Coordlllatlll!! GIOUp for Wall'r Re- <br />sources 1'I;lOIIIng ..:oordlllatlllg State plaTllllng With federal <br />planlllng on the- Upper \llssis,>ippl RI\"er ltmn Jnd the <br />MISSOUri RI\"er Baslll Will provide {he- gl'nefal guidehn.'s <br />for the fUlure devdopment olwatl'r and related land rC'- <br />sour..:es lI\ Iowa. <br /> <br />Financing Future Developments <br /> <br />The studies menlloned 3b,)\'e- and de-tail plans relating <br />10 parli..:ular areas of mtereS! will doubtle-ss result in r....:- <br />ommendations for ":UflC'nt and future finan..:ing 01 water <br />re-source dev-e1opments. <br /> <br />,- <br />