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Regulatory Links
Listed are various links to websites that are of interest to public water supply systems, certified operators, engineers, and anyone with an interest in drinking water.
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Environmental Laboratory Certification
- Environmental Services Division Field Offices
- Operator Certification
- Private Well Program
- Source Water Protection Program
- Water Supply Operations Section
- Well Contractor Certification
- Iowa Geological Survey
Iowa Health & Human Services
- IDPH Division of Acute Disease Prevention, Emergency Response, and Environmental Health (plumber licensure, lead poisoning prevention, radiological health including indoor air radon, and toxicology)
- IDPH Bureau of Environmental Health Services (community fluoridation, backflow prevention assembly tester registration, state plumbing code, and home water treatment system registration)
- IDPH Oral and Health Delivery Systems’ Water Fluoridation Operations Section webpage
- IDPH Homepage
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Federal
Federal Register (published daily)
Code of Federal Regulations (published annually)
- Primary Drinking Water Standards: 40 CFR Part 141
- Drinking Water - State Primacy Requirements: 40 CFR Part 142
- Secondary Drinking Water Standards: 40 CFR 143
Safe Drinking Water Act(through Cornell Law Institute)
Iowa
Iowa Administrative Bulletin (published bi-weekly)
Iowa Administrative Code: Environmental Protection Commission, Agency 567
- Public Water Supply Systems: Chapter 40, 41, 42, 43
- DWSRF (Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund): Chapter 44
- Water Use and Allocation: Chapters 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55
- Operator Certification: Chapter 81
- Environmental Laboratory Certification: Chapter 83
Scientific & Technical Resource Links
- CDC Drinking Water
- CDC Homepage
- Drinking Water Watch (Disclaimer: The Iowa DNR database query and Drinking Water Watch utilize different sample location fields, therefore the data displayed in Drinking Water Watch may not display the correct sample location.)
- 10 States Standards (aka Recommended Standards for Water Works) - 2012 Edition
- USGS Homepage
- USGS Water Homepage
- Iowa Department of Ag & Land Stewardship Climatology Bureau
- National Weather Service - Davenport Office
- National Weather Service - Des Moines Office
- National Weather Service - Omaha, NE Office
- U.S. Drought Monitor
Technical Assistance Providers
- Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities (IAMU)
- Iowa Rural Water Association (IRWA)
- Iowa Section - American Water Works Association (IA-AWWA)
Other
- Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA)
- Iowa Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network ( IOWARN)