640.409. Surface and ground water monitoring program, duties of department, purpose.
Surface and ground water monitoring program, duties of department,purpose.
640.409. The department shall establish, develop andmaintain an ongoing statewide surface and groundwater monitoringprogram, the purposes of which are:
(1) Determination of ambient surface and groundwater qualityfor use as background or baseline water quality data;
(2) Detection of trends in the character and concentrationof contaminants in surface and groundwater resources; and
(3) Identification of areas highly vulnerable tocontamination.
(L. 1989 S.B. 112, et al. § 4)