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21 00078Q REGULATORY AUTHORITY 1. Permits or Approvals Required a. For drilling or abandoning wells There presently is no general state regulation of the drilling or abandoning of water wells in the state, The water rights law purports only to regulate withdrawals of water, The construction and operation of wells serving as public water supplies is regulated by the State Department of Health and all phases of drilling, operating and abandoning oil and gas wells are closely regulated under the provisions of the oil and gas conservation law enacted in 1963 and administered by the Iowa Natural Resources Council through the office of the State Geologist, The Iowa Geological Survey maintains an extensive file of well logs obtained primarily through the voluntary cooperation of water well drillers over the state, b. For impoundments Approval of the Iowa Natural Resources Council is required for the construction, operation and maintenance of any dam or like structure, All applicants must submit verified written applications, plans and specifications and other such information as may be required to the Resources Council for review before an approval order is issued, Such orders are subject to standard conditions requiring com- pletion with a specified period of time - normally three years -- and making the applicant responsible for acquiring all lands, easements and rights of way required for the project. Unless special problems exist, approval of the Resources Council is not required under existing policy for structures which impound less than 25 acre-feet of water in both temporary and permanent storage, In addition to Resources Council approval of plans for the impounding structure, a permit must be obtained