Assistance Links

Links for Further Assistance

Listed below 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.

Regulatory Links

Iowa Department of Natural Resources

• Environmental Laboratory Certification
• Environmental Services Division Field Offices
• DNR Homepage
• Operator Certification
• Private Well Program
• Source Water Protection Program
• Water Supply Operations Section
• Well Contractor Certification

Iowa Geological Survey

Iowa Department of Public Health

• 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

• EPA Region 7 (Kansas City)
• EPA's Drinking Water Requirements for States and PWS
• EPA Homepage

Rules & Statutes

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

Centers for Disease Control

• 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

U.S. Geological Service

• USGS Homepage
• USGS Water Homepage

Weather & Climate

• 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)

Technical Documents

Measuring Water Levels in Wells, December 2016