Certified Labs & Analytical Methods - Analyses performed to provide data to be submitted to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) must be accomplished through laboratories certified for the parameters being measured.

Environmental Convenant / Institutional Control - The legislature passed the "Uniform Environmental Covenants Act" (UECA), 2005 Iowa Acts, S.F. 375 which took effect July 1, 2005.

UST Fequently Asked Questions

Field Office (FO) Contacts

LUST ARRA Project - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR), in partnership with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is soliciting proposals from qualified vendors to provide the services necessary to complete the objectives of the Iowa LUST Program - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Project also known as the Iowa LUST ARRA Project.

LUST Trust Fund Project - The DNR has identified a group of leaking underground storage tank (LUST) sites located in Iowa where permanent UST closure, soil excavation, longer term remediation, monitoring or other site cleanup activities are desirable or where site assessment is necessary to assign a risk classification and determine what further corrective action is necessary to classify the site as ‘No Action Required’.  The current owner of the property may be unable or unwilling to complete the necessary activities due to the costs.  The owner/operator of the USTs or other responsible party may also be unknown or unavailable.  The Project will be funded through a federal grant, provided by the EPA with emphasis on monitoring activities.

LUST Corrective Action Process - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Section conducted an intensive weeklong Kaizen event in July, 2004.

Landfarming

Plastic Water Line Survey - The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) conducted an informational survey on petroleum permeation of plastic water lines.

LUST Posted Project Information

USTfield Projects - "USTfield" applies to abandoned or underused industrial and commercial properties where reuse is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination from underground petroleum storage tanks.

LUST Forms

LUST Site Assessment - The documents linked to this page all relate to the assessment of sites where leaking underground storage tanks (LUST) are or have been located.