{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-456b.7","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 456B.7","heading":"Stream control on private lands.","body":"1. Upon receiving consent in writing from the landowner, the department may enter upon private lands containing waters and streams draining into state-owned lakes and streams, for any or all of the following purposes:\na. Deepening.\nb. Filling.\nc. Widening.\nd. Contracting.\ne. Improving and protecting banks.\nf. Constructing spillways and discharge structures.\ng. Controlling erosion on tributary land.\nh. Providing structures or other works conducive to the regulation of stream flow.\n2. Any action taken by the commission under this section is subject to the approval of the environmental protection commission.","path":["Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES (Ch. 455 - 485)","Chapter 456B - SPECIAL PROVISIONS — NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/456B.7.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:11Z","sha256":"68ff947753795bc91256b0414c84d5c929781a51222eb6e3d34c3b1b373b4b88","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-456b.6","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-456b.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}