456B.7 Stream control on private lands.
1. Upon receiving consent in writing from the landowner, the department may enter upon private lands containing waters and streams draining into state-owned lakes and streams, for any or all of the following purposes:
a. Deepening.
b. Filling.
c. Widening.
d. Contracting.
e. Improving and protecting banks.
f. Constructing spillways and discharge structures.
g. Controlling erosion on tributary land.
h. Providing structures or other works conducive to the regulation of stream flow.
2. Any action taken by the commission under this section is subject to the approval of the environmental protection commission.
[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §108.7; 82 Acts, ch 1199, §53, 96]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §1847
C93, §456B.7
2011 Acts, ch 25, §143
Referred to in §456B.8
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 456B - SPECIAL PROVISIONS — NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
Section 456B.7 - Stream control on private lands.
Section 456B.8 - Jurisdiction — public access.
Section 456B.9 - Accreted land.
Section 456B.10 - Artificial lakes — soil conservation.
Section 456B.11 - Agricultural drainage wells — wetlands — conservation easements.
Section 456B.12 - Inventory of protected wetlands.