Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 567 - Environmental Protection Commission › Title IV - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Chapter 60 - Scope of Title-definitions-forms-rules of Practice › Rule 567-60.4 - Application Procedures and Requirements Generally

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The following procedures and requirements pertain to
				  applications for wastewater permits. More specific and substantive requirements
				  may be found in 567-Chapters 61 to 65.
(1)
Construction permit
				applications.
a.
General.
All applications for a construction permit pursuant
				to 567-64.2 (455B) shall be made in
				accordance with the instructions for completion of application for wastewater
				construction permit. The instructions specify the requirements for federal
				grant and nongrant projects. In addition to the required engineering documents
				and data the appropriate application schedules (Form 28, "A" to "S") and Sewage
				Treatment Agreement Form 29 as applicable shall be submitted. The applicant
				will be promptly notified if the application is incomplete or improperly filled
				out, and an application will not be reviewed until such time as a complete and
				proper submission is made. A wastewater construction permit will be denied when
				the application does not meet all requirements for issuance of a construction
				permit. For a system with permits conditioned by limitations on additional
				loads under 567-subrule 64.2(10), paragraphs
"a," "b"
or
"f,"
subsequent construction permit applications must be
				accompanied by an accounting of connections and additional loading since the
				time the initial conditioned permit was issued.
b.
Sewer systems.
If
				Schedule B, "Collection System," of the construction permit application does
				not provide sufficient information on which to make a determination to grant or
				deny a sewer system construction permit under this subrule, additional
				information, such as the following, may be requested and evaluated:
(1) Sources of extraneous flows,
(2) Population trends and density in area to
				be served,
(3) Quality and strength
				of wastes from industrial contributors,
(4) Existing water used data,
(5) Historical and experience data,
(6) Location, capacity, and condition of
				existing sewer system and stormwater drainage courses,
(7) Probability of annexation or development
				of adjacent areas,
(8) Service
				agreements with adjacent communities,
(9) Existence and effectiveness of industrial
				waste ordinance,
(10) Drainage area
				limits,
(11) Bypasses and combined
				sewers,
(12) Municipal sewer
				map.
c.
Site
				surveys.
For new or expanded wastewater treatment facilities, an
				application for a site survey must be submitted, by the applicant's engineer,
				generally in advance of a full application for construction permit. The
				applicant should allow 60 days from the date of application for preliminary
				approvals. The following minimum information must be submitted:
(1) A preliminary engineering report or a
				cover letter which contains a brief description of the proposed treatment
				process and assurance that the project is in conformance with the long-range
				planning of the area.
(2) Completed
				Schedule A - General Information
(3) Completed Schedule F - Treatment Project
				Site Selection
(4) Completed
				Schedule G - Treatment Project Design Data
If the application is incomplete it will be returned to the
				  engineer for completion. When the application is complete it will be reviewed
				  and if the data submitted indicates on its face that the site would be
				  unsuitable for its intended purpose, a letter of rejection will be sent to the
				  applicant and the engineer. Clarifications and additional data may be requested
				  of the applicant and the engineer. When the application is complete and
				  indicates on its face that the site may be suitable, a site survey will be
				  conducted by department staff.
d.
Modification.
Persons
				seeking a modification to plans and specifications after having been issued a
				construction permit shall submit an addendum to plans and specifications, a
				change order, or revised plans and specifications, along with the reasons for
				the proposed changes, to the department. A supplemental written permit or
				approval will be issued when the changes submitted by the applicant meet
				department requirements. Construction shall not proceed until such changes have
				been approved.
e.
Fees.
Required fees shall be submitted with all applications
				for a construction permit as noted in
				567-64.16
				(455B).