Statutes > Iowa Statutes > Title 11 - Natural Resources > Subtitle 1 - Control of Environment > CHAPTER 455B - JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES > 455B.267 - PERMITS FOR BENEFICIAL USE -- PROHIBITIONS.

455B.267 - PERMITS FOR BENEFICIAL USE -- PROHIBITIONS.

        455B.267  PERMITS FOR BENEFICIAL USE --      PROHIBITIONS.         1.  The director or the commission may issue a permit for      beneficial use of water in a watercourse if the established average      minimum water flow is preserved.         2.  A use of water shall not be authorized if it will impair the      effect of this chapter or any other pollution control law of this      state.         3.  A permit shall not be issued or continued if it will impair      the navigability of any navigable watercourse.         4.  A permit to divert, store or withdraw water shall not be      issued or continued if it will unreasonably impair the long-term      availability of water from a surface or groundwater source in terms      of quantity or quality, or otherwise adversely affect the public      health or welfare.
         Section History: Early Form
         [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 455A.22--455A.24; 82 Acts,      ch 1199, § 21, 96]
         Section History: Recent Form
         C83, § 455B.267         85 Acts, ch 7, §7; 86 Acts, ch 1245, § 1899A         Referred to in § 455B.265A, 460.302