Iowa Code 456B.11 – Agricultural drainage wells — wetlands — conservation easements
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 456B.11
- Department: means the department of natural resources created under section 455A. See Iowa Code 456B.1
- Use: means to operate, navigate, or employ a vessel. See Iowa Code 462A.2
- Wetlands: means an area of two or more acres in a natural condition that is mostly under water or waterlogged during the spring growing season and is characterized by vegetation of hydric soils. See Iowa Code 456B.1
The department shall develop and implement a program for the acquisition of wetlands and conservation easements on and around wetlands that result from the closure or change in use of agricultural drainage wells upon implementation of the programs specified in section 460.302 to eliminate groundwater contamination caused by the use of agricultural drainage wells. The program shall be coordinated with the department of agriculture and land stewardship. The department may use moneys appropriated for this purpose from the agriculture management account of the groundwater protection fund in addition to other moneys available for wetland acquisition, protection, development, and management.