Environmental Health

Environmental Health

Environmental Health

The Environmental Health Department is responsible for:

• Permitting and inspection of private water supply wells, private well abandonment and rehabilitation inspections, private well water testing, and administration of the Private Well Grant program.
• Permitting and evaluation of private wastewater treatment (septic) systems, which includes: site evaluation, soil coring and classification, tracking, renovation/rehabilitation inspections, and final system inspections.
• Determining whether private wastewater treatment systems pass or fail Time of Transfer inspections based on information provided in reports by certified inspectors.
• Investation of public health complains, administering nuisance notices, and following up on nuisance mitigation.
• The management, reporting, and record keeping of official documents with regard to field and office work.

PUBLIC HEALTH NUISANCES - Code Chapter 30

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Septic-Wastewater Treatment & Disposal

• Septic Permit
• Private Sewage Disposal Systems Site Drawing

PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS - IAC Chapter 69

LOAN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - OSWAP

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Time of Transfer

Iowa’s time of transfer septic system inspection law (SF261) took effect July 1, 2009. The law requires that every home/building served by a septic system have that septic system inspected prior to the sale or deed transfer for the home/building. The purpose of the law is to eliminate sub-standard or polluting septic systems. These sub-standard septic systems pose an environmental and public health hazard. All inspections must be conducted by an inspector that has been certified by the Iowa DNR.

A time of transfer inspection is valid for 2 years. 

If you have a septic system with a septic tank AND a secondary treatment system such as a seepage (leach) field, sand filter or other approved device, and it is not creating a public health or environmental hazard, it does not have to meet current code.

List of Certified Time of Transfer Inspectors

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