Iowa Water Permit System Keeps Streams Flowing
Iowa regulates irrigation and well pumping under a permit system. About 250 streams and 1,430 wells are overseen, with penalties rarely used and cases usually settled by voluntary compliance. The program, started in 1957, aims to keep streams above minimum flows while balancing agricultural needs.
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Iowa
N. William Hines
Gieseke
Council
Webb
Iowa River
Coralville Reservoir
Coralville Dam
Tough on Flood Plain Violations in Iowa Law
Iowa's flood plain rules aim to keep 100 year flood areas clear of obstructions. The Natural Resources Council enforces permits, faces enforcement limits, and relies on local cooperation to curb levee building and unsafe construction.
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Iowa
James Webb
Natural Resources Council
Webb
Boards of Supervisors
Clifford Peterson
Iown
Jack Riessen
The
Riessen
Lloyds of London
Waterville
Wheatland
Winthrop
Littleport
Monmouth
New Albia
North Liberty
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
FDIC
FSLIC
Lansing
Federal Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Linn County
Reissen
Linn
Waukon
Vinton
Belle Plaine
Independence
Bennett
Durant
London
Tipton
West Branch
Camanche
Clinton
Manchester
Cascade
Dubuque
Durango
Dyersville
New Vienna
Sageville
Worthington
Elgin
Oelwein
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Sabula
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Hills
Iowa City
Oxford
Anamosa
Monticello
Alburnett
Cedar Rapids
Center Point
Coggon
Fairfax
Marion
Mt. Vernon
Columbus Junction
Marengo
Peterson
Council
Thoben Dies at 44. Advocate for Handicap Rights
Patricia J. Thoben, a lifelong paraplegic and key figure in ending air line discrimination against handicapped travelers, has died of cancer at age 44 in Washington.
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Washington
Patricia J. Thoben
Airlines
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Kent Lewis
Lewis
State Conservation Commission
Natural Resources
Bullard
Obhie McMurry
Hines
Minnesota
South Dakota
Polk County
Walnut Creek
Thoben
Johnson Ave
Armstrong
Wireng
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