{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-455b.267","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 455B.267","heading":"Permits for beneficial use — prohibitions.","body":"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.\n2. 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.\n3. A permit shall not be issued or continued if it will impair the navigability of any navigable watercourse.\n4. 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.","path":["Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES (Ch. 455 - 485)","Chapter 455B - JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES","Subchapter III - WATER QUALITY","Part 4 - WATER ALLOCATION AND USE; FLOODPLAIN CONTROL"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/455B.267.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:11Z","sha256":"5a32c262b51b0a7125985f19aff7c69777ef7b81150835570e288ed6e7b0ef70","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-455b.266","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-455b.268"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}