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for nood control projects in the State and cooperates generally in survey and planning phases of such projects to be con- structed by other State agencies and by local or federal agencies, Although the Resources Council has statutory authority to construct flood control works or to cooperate therein, funding has never permitted any construction, Many local organizations are also involved, presently or potentially, in flood control and related programs, These include soil conservation districts, subdistricts of soil con- servation districts, soil and water conservation districts, levee and drainage districts, and municipalities, b, Water supply In Iowa, water supply is primarily a responsibility of local government, principally municipalities and water districts (county systems), The State has not initiated or financed a project for local water supply, The Iowa Natural Resources Council now has authority to enter into negotiations and agreements with the federal government with respect to incremental storage for water supply in federal projects, Any such agreement would not bind the State without specific enactment of the legislature, e, Water quality control Water quality control is the responsibility of the recently created Water Pollution Control Commission with the State Department of Health serving as its technical and administra- tive arm, These agencies have broad powers for controlling pollution of the waters of the State as discussed in prior sections, Neither agency is directly involved in the construction of projects for water quality control except in the issuance of permits for such works, The Department of Health establishes priorities and coordinates federal grants for construction of waste treatment facilities, d, Navigation 58