Bills › 88th General Assembly
Relating to requiring water quality plans for persons receiving financial assistance for establishing soil and water conservation plans
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 18, 2019
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill requires a water quality plan to be executed by a person as a condition to receiving financial assistance for establishing a soil and water conservation practice. The plan would cover water quality practices such as land use changes or the establishment and maintenance of a measure that limits sediment or nutrients from being conveyed by surface water runoff or leaching. It would also cover farming practices regarding crop production, including those associated with tillage. A water quality plan must be executed by the owner of agricultural land or an operator managing the farming activities occurring on the agricultural land.
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The plan is to develop in cooperation with the commissioners of the soil and water conservation district where the agricultural land is located. However, a plan is not required to be filed until December 31, 2021. The plan must be based on a crop field water quality model required to be developed by the Iowa nutrient research center with the objective that the contribution of nonpoint sources of nutrients occurring on agricultural land must be reduced by percent for nitrogen and percent for phosphorus. The commissioners must conduct inspections to ensure compliance with the plan and take administrative or judicial action to enforce its provisions.