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<br /> <br />the public welfare with regard to the degree of skill, knowledge, <br />and experience that an operator must have to operate such <br />facilities to protect the public health and prevent pollution, <br />The Commissioner appoints a five-member board which board <br />conducts examinations leading to the required certification, <br />Certificates must be renewed annually, <br /> <br />e. Flood plain regulations <br /> <br />Under the provisions of Chapter 374, Acts of the <br />Sixty-first General Assembly of Iowa (Section 455A, 35, <br />Iowa Code 1966), the Iowa Natural Resources Council is <br />authorized to establish and enforce regulations for the orderly <br />development and wise use of the flood plains of any river or <br />stream within the state, The Council is directed to determine <br />the characteristics of floods which reasonably may be expected <br />to occur and may by order establish encroachment limits, <br />protection methods, and minimum protection levels appropriate <br />to the flooding characteristics of the stream and to reasonable <br />use of the flood plains, The Council may cooperate with and <br />assist local units of government in the establishment of such <br />regulations, <br /> <br />The Act amended the enabling statutes to specifically <br />authorize cities, towns and counties to zone with respect to <br />flood hazard, Any such ordinance or regulation must be <br />approved QY the Resources Council prior to adoption by the <br />local governing body, <br /> <br />d, Comprehensive planning of water resources <br /> <br />Iowa State law regarding comprehensive planning of its <br />water resources was clarified and the duties of the Natural <br />Resources Council with respect thereto were enlarged to include <br />entering into negotiations and agreements with the Federal <br />government with regard to inclusion of conservation storage <br />features for water supply in authorized federal projects, <br /> <br />54 <br />