{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-466b.2","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 466B.2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:\n1. “Council” means the water resources coordinating council created in section 466B.3.\n2. “Iowa nutrient reduction strategy” means the same as defined in section 455B.171.\n3. “Political subdivision” means any of the following:\na. A city.\nb. A county.\nc. A soil and water conservation district described in section 161A.5.\nd. A benefited recreational lake district or a water quality district or a combined district incorporated as a public entity and organized pursuant to chapter 357E.\ne. A rural improvement zone established pursuant to chapter 357H.\n4. “Regional watershed” means a watershed of hydrologic unit code scale 8.\n5. “Subwatershed” means a watershed of hydrologic unit code scale 12 or smaller.\n6. “Watershed” means a geographic area in which surface water is drained by rivers, streams, or other bodies of water.","path":["Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES (Ch. 455 - 485)","Chapter 466B - SURFACE WATER PROTECTION, FLOOD MITIGATION, AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT","Subchapter I - SURFACE WATER PROTECTION AND FLOOD MITIGATION"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/466B.2.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:12Z","sha256":"e354b1a3b80039aa8a19f66bc52521663c4355302adc06b0a760bdaf0882e163","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-466b.1","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-466b.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}