Air Quality Fees

Construction and operating permit applications and asbestos notifications are subject to the fees established in the Fee Schedule below.

The rules, fee schedule, frequently asked questions documents, and fee forms provide information on who is required to submit fees, when to pay the fees, and how to pay the fees.

fees will be set consistent with 567 - chapter 30. fee advisory groups www.iowadnr.gov/feegroups will be convened annually by the dnr to review draft budgets and associated fees and provide recommendations on fee changes to the dnr. any changes in the fees will be made by the environmental protection commission and posted here.

effective january 15, 2016

asbestos notification fee (567 iac 30.3)
	fee per notification
each asbestos notification	$100

minor source construction permit application fees (567 iac 30.2)
	fee per application
a. each application for a construction permit*	$385
b. each application for a registration permit	$100
c. each application for a permit by rule	$100
d. each application for a permit template	$100

major source construction permit and prevention of significant deterioration (psd) application fees (567 iac 30.2)
applicants will be billed for the actual hours worked to complete the issued permit.
	hourly fee	estimated time
a. review of each new source review permit application - typically reviewed by environmental engineer, with final review by an environmental engineer senior.	$115	8 - 200 hours

b. review of each prevention of significant deterioration (psd) permit application. - typically reviewed by an environmental engineer senior.	$115	40 - 600 hours

c. review of each plant-wide applicability limit request, renewal, or reopening - typically reviewed by an environmental engineer senior.	$115	50 - 250 hours

d. review of each regulatory applicability determination - engineer assignment depends on complexity of request.	$115	2 - 20 hours

e. reviewing or conducting of air quality modeling - typically reviewed by an environmental specialist, with final review by an environmental specialist senior.	$90	16 - 200 hours

title v fees (567 iac 30.4)
	fee	estimated time
a. review of each initial or renewal title v operating permit application - typically reviewed by an environmental specialist, with final review by an environmental specialist senior.	$100/hour	150 - 500 hours

b. title v emissions per ton	$70.00

*application fees (minus $100 to cover department administrative costs) may be refunded for minor source construction permit applications that are withdrawn before commencement of technical review.