Site Resources Much of our web site is designed to meet specific needs. For example, permit information, rules, and staff rosters are primarily intended for people who are subject to state requirements or deal with our department regularly. Often the public, or even those who are regulated by the department, do not understand what we do and why we do it. Program descriptions are an attempt to explain environmental regulatory programs in more detail than often appears on web sites. Many of our programs are a mix of local, state and federal elements.
Some environmental programs have global implications.
In most cases, Iowa has assumed responsibility for managing federal programs. We are currently working on some material which outlines the Air Quality program while we are trying to update our discussion of Land Quality issues. Use these pages as a reference document. Return regularly to see what we have added.