Iowa Code (Last Updated: December 05, 2016) |
Title XI. NATURAL RESOURCES |
Chapter 466B. SURFACE WATER PROTECTION, FLOOD MITIGATION, AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT |
Section 466B.2. Definitions.
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For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Council” means the water resources coordinating council created in section 466B.3.
2. “Department” means the department of natural resources.
3. “Political subdivision” means a city, county, or soil and water conservation district.
4. “Regional watershed” means a watershed of hydrologic unit code scale 8.
5. “Subwatershed” means a watershed of hydrologic unit code scale 12 or smaller.
6. “Watershed” means a geographic area in which surface water is drained by rivers, streams, or other bodies of water.