House
File
311
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
WATER
QUALITY.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
455B.103A,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
b.
Following
the
effective
date
of
a
general
permit,
a
person
proposing
to
conduct
activities
covered
by
the
general
permit
shall
provide
a
notice
of
intent
to
conduct
a
covered
activity
on
a
form
provided
by
the
department.
A
person
shall
also
provide
public
notice
of
intent
to
conduct
activities
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File
311,
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2
covered
under
the
general
permit
by
publishing
notice
in
two
newspapers
one
newspaper
with
the
largest
circulation
in
the
area
in
which
the
facility
is
located.
Notice
of
the
discontinuation
of
a
permitted
activity
other
than
storm
water
and
allowable
nonstorm
water
discharges
shall
be
provided
in
the
same
manner.
Sec.
2.
Section
455B.186,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
455B.186
Prohibited
actions.
1.
A
pollutant
shall
not
be
disposed
of
by
dumping,
depositing,
or
discharging
such
pollutant
into
any
water
of
the
state,
except
that
this
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
prohibit
the
discharge
of
adequately
treated
sewage,
industrial
waste,
or
other
waste
pursuant
to
a
permit
issued
by
the
director
in
accordance
with
rules
adopted
by
the
commission
.
A
pollutant
whether
treated
or
untreated
shall
not
be
discharged
into
any
state-owned
natural
or
artificial
lake
except
as
authorized
in
subsection
2
.
2.
A
Subsection
1
shall
not
be
construed
to
prohibit
the
use
or
application
of
a
pesticide
in
accordance
with
the
federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act,
7
U.S.C.
§
136
et
seq.
However,
an
aquatic
pesticide
shall
not
be
applied
to
any
water
of
this
state
which
has
been
classified
by
the
department
as
a
class
“A”
or
class
“C”,
high
quality,
or
high
quality
resource
water,
except
that
this
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
prohibit
the
application
of
such
a
pesticide
by
a
certified
applicator
who
is
trained
in
aquatic
applications
and
who
has
received
a
permit
from
the
department
the
United
States
except
as
authorized
in
accordance
with
rules
adopted
by
the
commission
.
Sec.
3.
Section
455B.265,
subsection
1,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
In
its
consideration
of
applications
for
permits,
the
department
shall
give
priority
in
processing
to
persons
in
the
order
that
the
applications
are
received,
except
where
the
application
of
this
processing
priority
system
prevents
the
prompt
approval
of
routine
applications
or
where
the
public
health,
safety,
or
welfare
will
be
threatened
by
delay.
If
the
department
determines
after
investigation
that
the
diversion,
storage,
or
withdrawal
is
consistent
with
the
principles
and
policies
of
beneficial
use
and
ensuring
conservation,
the
department
shall
grant
a
permit.
An
application
for
a
permit
shall
be
approved
or
denied
within
ninety
days
from
the
date
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that
the
department
receives
the
complete
application.
A
renewal
permit
shall
be
approved
or
denied
by
the
department
within
thirty
days
from
the
date
that
the
department
receives
an
a
complete
application
for
renewal.
If
the
applicant
requests
an
extension
of
the
time
allotted,
the
department
may
approve
the
request
to
allow
the
applicant
more
time
to
submit
additional
information
to
resolve
a
contested
or
complex
application.
Regardless
of
the
request
in
the
application,
and
subject
to
appeal,
the
director
or
the
department
on
appeal
may
determine
the
duration
and
frequency
of
withdrawal
and
the
quantity
of
water
to
be
diverted,
stored,
or
withdrawn
pursuant
to
the
permit.
Each
permit
granted
after
July
1,
1986,
shall
include
conditions
requiring
routine
conservation
practices,
and
requiring
implementation
of
emergency
conservation
measures
after
notification
by
the
department.
Sec.
4.
Section
466.8,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
466.8
On-site
wastewater
systems
assistance
program.
1.
The
department
of
natural
resources
shall
establish
an
on-site
wastewater
systems
assistance
program
for
the
purpose
of
providing
low-interest
loans
to
homeowners
residing
outside
the
boundaries
of
a
city
for
improving
on-site
wastewater
disposal
systems.
1.
2.
The
environmental
protection
commission
shall
adopt
rules
for
carrying
out
the
program
including
but
not
limited
to
criteria
for
homeowner
participation,
the
methods
used
to
provide
loans,
and
financing
terms
and
limits.
2.
3.
The
department
may
make
and
execute
agreements
with
public
or
private
entities,
including
lending
institutions
as
defined
in
section
12.32
,
as
required
to
administer
the
program.
3.
4.
Assistance
provided
to
homeowners
shall
not
be
used
to
pay
the
nonfederal
share
of
the
cost
of
any
wastewater
system
projects
receiving
grants
under
the
federal
Clean
Water
Act,
33
U.S.C.
§
1381
–
1387.
4.
The
department
shall
report
to
the
general
assembly
annually
on
the
progress
of
the
on-site
wastewater
systems
assistance
program.
Sec.
5.
Section
466.9,
subsection
3,
paragraph
a,
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
(1)
The
financing
account
which
shall
be
used
for
the
exclusive
purpose
of
providing
financing
to
homeowners
residing
outside
the
boundaries
of
a
city
with
improving
on-site
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wastewater
systems
under
the
on-site
wastewater
systems
assistance
program.
______________________________
KRAIG
PAULSEN
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
PAM
JOCHUM
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
311,
Eighty-fifth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
CARMINE
BOAL
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2013
______________________________
TERRY
E.
BRANSTAD
Governor