Iowa Code 207.24 – Water rights and replacement
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1. This chapter shall not be construed as affecting the right of any person‘s interest in water resources affected by a mining operation.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 207.24
- Mine: means an underground mine operation or surface mine operation developed and operated for the purpose of extracting coal. See Iowa Code 207.2
- Operator: means a person engaged in coal mining who removes or intends to remove more than fifty tons of coal from the earth by coal mining within twelve consecutive calendar months in one location. See Iowa Code 207.2
- Owner: shall mean the person holding record title to real estate to include both legal and equitable interests under recorded real estate contracts. See Iowa Code 172D.1
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. The operator of a mine shall replace the water supply of an owner of interest in real property who obtains all or part of the owner’s supply of water for any legitimate use from an underground or surface source if the supply has been affected by contamination, diminution, or interruption proximately resulting from the mine operation.