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Code · Iowa · Chapter 389 — Joint Water Utilities

389.5 Construction.

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This chapter being necessary for the public health, public safety, and general welfare, shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes. This chapter shall be construed as providing a separate and independent method for accomplishing its purposes, and shall take precedence over any contrary provision of the law.
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