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<br />000807 <br /> <br />55 <br /> <br /> <br />PROGRAMS <br /> <br />Programs of the State of Iowa with regard to its water and <br />related land resources are described generally in previous <br />sections of this report relating to Programs and Activities of <br />specific state departments, political subdivisions, and special- <br />purpose districts, <br /> <br />Research programs and programs of data collection and <br />interpretation are carried on by various state agencies <br />primarily in cooperation with federal agencies, In addition, <br />the Iowa State Water Resources Research Institute administered <br />cooperatively by the University of Iowa and Iowa State Univer- <br />sity has been designated as the participating institution under <br />the federal Water Resources Research Act of 1964. Many <br />research programs are carried out by various departments of <br />the universities, often in cooperation with state or federal <br />agencies, <br /> <br />1. Research <br /> <br />In addition to specific research projects carried on by various <br />departments of the State Universities, research activites of the <br />State include programs in the following areas: <br /> <br />a. Ground water research, including investigations to <br />locate ground water supplies and to ascertain sources of ground <br />water, <br /> <br />b. Statistical analyses of stream flow data, <br /> <br />c, Effects of herbicides, pesticides and fertilizer on <br />fish and wildlife, <br /> <br />d, Economic factors in the establishment of water <br />quality standards, <br /> <br />e, Moisture movement to vertical sinks in water <br />unsaturated soils. <br /> <br />1'. Recession characteristics of Iowa streams, <br />