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.
[C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455A.22 – 455A.24; 
82 Acts, ch 1199, §21, 96
]
C83, §455B.267
85 Acts, ch 7, §7
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86 Acts, ch 1245, §1899A