Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 567 - Environmental Protection Commission › Title II - Air Quality › Division B › Chapter 40 - Scope of Division-definitions-forms-rules of Practice › Rule 567-40.4 - Public Water Supply Construction Permit Application Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
General
				  procedures.
Applications for written approval from the department for
				  any new construction or for reconstruction pursuant to 567-Chapter 43 shall
				  consist of complete plans and specifications, application fee, and appropriate
				  water supply construction permit application schedules. Upon review, the
				  department will issue a construction permit for approval of a project if the
				  review shows that the project meets all departmental design standards in
				  accordance with 567-Chapter 43. Approval of a project which does not meet all
				  department design standards will be denied unless a variance as provided by
				  567-paragraph 43.3(2)
"b "
is granted. A variance may be
				  requested at the time plans and specifications are submitted or after the
				  design discrepancy is pointed out to the applicant.
The department may review submitted project plans and
					 specifications and provide comments and recommendations to the applicant.
					 Departmental comments and recommendations are advisory, except when
					 departmental review determines that a facility does not comply with the plans
					 or specifications as approved by the department or comply with the design
					 standards pursuant to the criteria for certification of project design. The
					 owner of the system must correct the deficiency in a timely manner as set forth
					 by the department.
(2)
Public water sources and below-ground level water storage
				  facilities
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site survey.
For public water sources and
				  for below-ground level finished water storage facilities, a site survey and
				  approval must be made by the department. The manner and procedures for applying
				  for and processing a site survey are the same as in 40.4(1) except that the
				  following information must be submitted by the applicant's engineer.
a. A preliminary engineering report or a
				  cover letter which contains a brief description of the proposed source or
				  storage facility and assurance that the project is in conformance with the
				  long-range planning of the area.
b.
				  Completed Schedule la - General Information
c. Completed Schedule 4 - Water Supply
				  Facility Site Selection
d. A
				  detailed map showing all potential sources of contamination (see 567-Chapter
				  43, Table A) within:
(1) 1,000 feet of a
				  proposed well location. The scale shall not be smaller than 1 inch = 200
				  feet.
(2) 200 feet of a proposed
				  below-ground level finished water storage facility.
(3) 2,500 feet from a proposed surface water
				  source and a plat showing all facilities more than 2,5 00 feet from an
				  impoundment (within the drainage area) that may be potential sources of
				  contamination. The scale shall not be smaller than 1 inch = 660 feet.
(4) Six miles upstream of a proposed river
				  intake.