161C.2 WATER PROTECTION PROJECTS AND PRACTICES.
1. a. Each soil and water conservation district, alone and
whenever practical in conjunction with other districts, shall carry
out district-wide and multiple-district projects to support water
protection practices in the district or districts, including projects
to protect this state's groundwater and surface water from point and
nonpoint sources of contamination, including but not limited to
contamination by agricultural drainage wells, sinkholes,
sedimentation, or chemical pollutants.
b. Any work project with an estimated cost in excess of the
competitive bid threshold in section 26.3, or as established in
section 314.1B, shall be undertaken as a public contract as provided
in chapters 73A and 573. The local contracting organization shall
designate a contracting officer and shall establish procedures to
manage the contract, approve bills for payment, and review proposed
change orders or amendments to the contract.
2. An owner of or occupant of land within a district may
establish a water protection practice under this chapter by entering
into an agreement with the district in which the owner or occupant
receives financial assistance to establish water protection practices
in consideration for promising to maintain the practices according to
rules adopted by the division. The financial assistance may be in
the form of grants, loans, or cost-sharing arrangements. An
agreement shall not be binding until the assistance is specifically
approved for that land and made available to the owner or occupant.
3. The division shall approve an award of financial assistance
based on an application submitted by the owner or occupant of the
land. The division may require a copy of the application with an
evaluation of the application by the district. Each application for
financial assistance shall be considered under a priority system
adopted by the district for disbursement of unallocated funds. The
district, under the supervision of a district technician, shall
design proposed clean water practices for which financial assistance
has been obligated. The district shall determine compliance with
applicable design standards and specifications. The landowner shall
construct and is liable for the performance of the water protection
practices on the land.
4. The division shall adopt rules necessary for the
administration of this chapter, including rules relating to the
approval of programs and projects, designing a project or water
protection practices, the estimation of costs of a project or
program, and the inspection of projects or practices being placed or
maintained on the land.
161C.2 WATER PROTECTION PROJECTS AND PRACTICES.
1. a. Each soil and water conservation district, alone and
whenever practical in conjunction with other districts, shall carry
out district-wide and multiple-district projects to support water
protection practices in the district or districts, including projects
to protect this state's groundwater and surface water from point and
nonpoint sources of contamination, including but not limited to
contamination by agricultural drainage wells, sinkholes,
sedimentation, or chemical pollutants.
b. Any work project with an estimated cost in excess of the
competitive bid threshold in section 26.3, or as established in
section 314.1B, shall be undertaken as a public contract as provided
in chapters 73A and 573. The local contracting organization shall
designate a contracting officer and shall establish procedures to
manage the contract, approve bills for payment, and review proposed
change orders or amendments to the contract.
2. An owner of or occupant of land within a district may
establish a water protection practice under this chapter by entering
into an agreement with the district in which the owner or occupant
receives financial assistance to establish water protection practices
in consideration for promising to maintain the practices according to
rules adopted by the division. The financial assistance may be in
the form of grants, loans, or cost-sharing arrangements. An
agreement shall not be binding until the assistance is specifically
approved for that land and made available to the owner or occupant.
3. The division shall approve an award of financial assistance
based on an application submitted by the owner or occupant of the
land. The division may require a copy of the application with an
evaluation of the application by the district. Each application for
financial assistance shall be considered under a priority system
adopted by the district for disbursement of unallocated funds. The
district, under the supervision of a district technician, shall
design proposed clean water practices for which financial assistance
has been obligated. The district shall determine compliance with
applicable design standards and specifications. The landowner shall
construct and is liable for the performance of the water protection
practices on the land.
4. The division shall adopt rules necessary for the
administration of this chapter, including rules relating to the
approval of programs and projects, designing a project or water
protection practices, the estimation of costs of a project or
program, and the inspection of projects or practices being placed or
maintained on the land.
161C.2 WATER PROTECTION PROJECTS AND PRACTICES.
1. a. Each soil and water conservation district, alone and
whenever practical in conjunction with other districts, shall carry
out district-wide and multiple-district projects to support water
protection practices in the district or districts, including projects
to protect this state's groundwater and surface water from point and
nonpoint sources of contamination, including but not limited to
contamination by agricultural drainage wells, sinkholes,
sedimentation, or chemical pollutants.
b. Any work project with an estimated cost in excess of the
competitive bid threshold in section 26.3, or as established in
section 314.1B, shall be undertaken as a public contract as provided
in chapters 73A and 573. The local contracting organization shall
designate a contracting officer and shall establish procedures to
manage the contract, approve bills for payment, and review proposed
change orders or amendments to the contract.
2. An owner of or occupant of land within a district may
establish a water protection practice under this chapter by entering
into an agreement with the district in which the owner or occupant
receives financial assistance to establish water protection practices
in consideration for promising to maintain the practices according to
rules adopted by the division. The financial assistance may be in
the form of grants, loans, or cost-sharing arrangements. An
agreement shall not be binding until the assistance is specifically
approved for that land and made available to the owner or occupant.
3. The division shall approve an award of financial assistance
based on an application submitted by the owner or occupant of the
land. The division may require a copy of the application with an
evaluation of the application by the district. Each application for
financial assistance shall be considered under a priority system
adopted by the district for disbursement of unallocated funds. The
district, under the supervision of a district technician, shall
design proposed clean water practices for which financial assistance
has been obligated. The district shall determine compliance with
applicable design standards and specifications. The landowner shall
construct and is liable for the performance of the water protection
practices on the land.
4. The division shall adopt rules necessary for the
administration of this chapter, including rules relating to the
approval of programs and projects, designing a project or water
protection practices, the estimation of costs of a project or
program, and the inspection of projects or practices being placed or
maintained on the land.
