Iowa Admin. Code r. 27-12.73

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 8, October 30, 2024

Rule 27-12.73 - Eligible practices for priority water resource protection

Practices listed in this rule are eligible for water protection practice fund reimbursement only in those areas or instances approved in rule 27-12.75 (161C).

(1) Grassed waterway.

(2) Grade stabilization structure.

(3) Terrace.

(4) Water and sediment control basin.

(5) Diversion.

(6) Waste storage facility. Cost-sharing under this practice is not authorized for:

a. Portable pumps and pumping equipment.

b. Waste disposal equipment.

c. Building, modification of a building, that portion of the animal waste structure that serves as part of the building, or its foundation.

d. That portion of the cost of animal waste control structures attributed to expansion of an animal waste management system.

(7) Stormwater quality best management practices (BMPs). A technique, measure, or structural control that is used for a given set of conditions to manage the quantity and improve the quality of stormwater runoff in the most cost-effective manner. BMPs can be either:

a. Nonstructural BMPs, which include a range of pollution prevention, education, or institutional management and development practices designed to limit the conversion of rainfall to runoff and to prevent pollutants from entering runoff at the source of runoff generation; or

b. Structural BMPs, which are engineered and constructed systems that are used to treat the stormwater at either the point of generation or the point of discharge to either the storm sewer system or to receiving waters (e.g., detention ponds or constructed wetlands).

Iowa Admin. Code r. 27-12.73

ARC 8755B, IAB 5/19/10, effective 7/1/10