571—31.2 (456A) Definitions.
“Commission” means the natural resource commission.
“Department” means the department of natural resources.
“Priority list for lake restoration” means the list of lakes that is developed by the department based on feasibility for restoration funding pursuant to Iowa Code section 456A.33B.
“Program” means the publicly owned lakes program.
“Publicly owned lake” means any constructed or natural lake having a watershed acreage-to-lake surface area ratio of less than 80 to 1 and owned by an Iowa county or municipal government or by the state of Iowa.
“Sediment delivery calculator” means a formula for calculating the sediment delivery reduction from proposed or constructed best management practices by comparing known preconstruction rates of sediment delivery to proposed postconstruction rates of sediment delivery based on models developed and maintained by the department.
“Soil and water conservation district” means a governmental subdivision of the state as set forth in Iowa Code section 161A.3.
“Watershed” means those lands that naturally drain into a publicly owned lake.
“Watershed planning protocol” means a planning process developed and published by the department to assist soil and water conservation districts in developing watershed plans and projects that will improve water quality in lakes and streams.