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Colorado, where the prior appropriation doctrine first developed, was generally looked to as the model by other Western states that adopted the prior appropriation doctrine. Water law in the western United States is defined by state constitutions (e.g., Colorado, New Mexico), statutes, and case law. Each state exhibits variations upon the basic ...
Nearly 1,200 cities, towns, schools, child-care centers, businesses and other independent water systems were required to report the number of lead service lines in their areas to the Iowa ...
Water is very scarce in the West and so must be allocated sparingly, based on the productivity of its use. The prior appropriation doctrine developed in the Western United States from Spanish (and later Mexican) civil law and differs from the riparian water rights that apply in the rest of the United States. The appropriation doctrine ...
A southern Iowa town could become the first in the state to use wastewater to recharge its dwindling water supply Gripped in 3-year drought, south Iowa city weighs using wastewater to bolster ...
Another Iowa public water supply experiencing drought-related supply issues, the Regional Water Rural Water Association in Avoca, has seen an improvement the water availability in its wells, but ...
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The news so far in 2024 has punctured any drought-fed illusion that Iowa is making meaningful progress on keeping water clean. Enforcement, incentives, individual effort, political will — it’s ...
The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) is the primary federal law in the United States intended to ensure safe drinking water for the public. [3] Pursuant to the act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to set standards for drinking water quality and oversee all states, localities, and water suppliers that implement the standards.