If you do not find the answer to your question here, please look in the SPARS Help Menu or the SPARS Web Users Guide, or e-mail us at spars_hd@mail.dnraq.state.ia.us. Most SPARS forms and information documents referred to below can be found on the SPARS Help and Info web page.

If your facility already has SPARS Web access accounts, your Facility Administrator should create your account. If your facility does not have access accounts, the Designation of Facility Administrator and Designation of Responsible Official forms should be completed and mailed to us. The Air Quality Bureau creates the two accounts and e-mails the user log-in information to the designated individuals. The forms, separate for Title V and Minor Source facilities, can be found on the AQB website > SPARS Download page. See SPARS User Access 101.pdf for more information.

We must have the original paper forms on file for the electronic submittals to be valid. However, if you need to have the account created immediately due to a deadline, you may e-mail or fax them to us and then send the originals.

Have the Responsible Official log in and open the Application Query Tool. Select the Site, and then select the All Applications/Questionnaires button. Highlight the desired application or inventory, and press the Submit to AQB button. Enter the PIN in the pop-up box and click OK. An e-mail confirmation of the SPARS Web submittal will be sent by AQB staff, generally within two working days. If you are located in Polk or Linn County mail a paper copy to the appropriate local air program. For a Title V permit application, modification, or renewal, mail a paper copy to US EPA Region VII.

A PIN is only issued to the Responsible Official. If you are not the Designated Responsible Official you will not have one.

The PIN is tied to the log-in of the Designated Responsible Official. It will not be accepted as valid if you are logged in with any other User ID & Password. If you are logged in as the Responsible Official, entered the PIN correctly and it still does not work, please contact us.

Contact us to reset the PIN and e-mail it to the Responsible Official.

Your account may have been created without the site(s) being added. Please contact us.

Open the Application Query Tool and select only one or two fields of information, such as the Site Name, Site ID or EIQ No. to search. If you have more than one field selected, change the button below County from "And" to "Or". Select the type of application you are looking for or select the All Applications/Questionnaires button.

You may be trying to edit a previous year's inventory, or trying to change the inventory for the current emissions year which has already been submitted. To create a new emissions inventory select your site, then choose the appropriate Create EIQ button. Enter the Emission Year, Application Date (date you create it), and select the button Copy Data From Previous Document, unless this is the first inventory of this type or unless you have made significant changes to equipment lists. Select which previous inventory to copy from and select OK. If you need to make changes to the current inventory and it has already been submitted, you may have to create a Supplemental Inventory, or we may release the inventory to you to make changes. Please contact us if you have questions.

With the inventory or application open, go to the Print Preview on the Menu bar. Choose either the Print button, which allows you to choose which Form to print, or the Print Complete Questionnaire/Application button. When using the Print Complete... button select your default printer before opening the Print Preview.

For any HAPs that are also included in VOC calculations, on the Form 5 add the Pollutant VOC HAP TOTAL and in the Actual Emissions enter a negative in front of the total amount of the HAPs. For any HAPs that are also included in Particulate Matter, add the Pollutant PM HAP TOTAL and in the Actual Emissions enter a negative in front of the total amount of the HAPs. These two pollutant listings are only for Form 5.0.

Point your mouse to the location you want to add a row, right click your mouse and select Add. In Site Management you can also select the Insert icon on the toolbar.

On each unit or process that has the pollutant listed, find the pollutant, select it, right click your mouse and select delete.

This may be a drop down list. Try choosing from the items in the list; the item you want may be listed by another name. If you don't find the item you need or if you continue to have problems, contact us.

The general rule is to move backwards through the forms, from last to first, breaking associations or connections between the units, points, and control equipment affected, before removing the unit or point from the inventory or application you are working in. What you need to remove will determine whether you delete the item from a specific form or just move it out of that inventory or application.

Currently it works with IE 6.0 SP1 or SP2, and IE 7.0.

Check your pop-up blocker setting; turn it off or set it to allow pop-ups while working in SPARS. Review the internet security settings from the setup instructions, since some updates affect settings. If this is the first time you are setting up this computer for SPARS Web access, please follow all steps in the SPARS Setup Instructions document. If you (or your IT staff) still have problems, please contact us.

Each site you have access to has a different Site ID, but you do not need to request it before beginning work in SPARS. You may find the Site ID useful when querying for applications and inventories. The SPARS Site ID Number is different from the Facility (Plant) Number.