Iowa Code 455B.427 – Annual report on hazardous waste or hazardous substance disposal sites
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1. The director shall annually on January 1 transmit a report to the general assembly and the governor identifying all hazardous waste or hazardous substance disposal sites in the state listed on the registry. A copy of the report shall also be sent to the board of supervisors of every county containing a site.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 455B.427
- Department: means the department of natural resources. See Iowa Code 462A.2
- Department: means the department of natural resources created under section 455A. See Iowa Code 455B.101
- Director: means the director of the department or the director's designee. See Iowa Code 462A.2
- Director: means the director of the department or a designee. See Iowa Code 455B.101
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Hazardous substance: means the same as defined in section 455B. See Iowa Code 455B.751
- Hazardous waste: means the same as defined in section 455B. See Iowa Code 455B.751
- property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. The annual report shall include, but is not limited to, the following information for each site:
a. A general description of the site, including the name and address of the site, the type and quantity of the hazardous waste or hazardous substance disposed of at the site and the name of the current owners of the site.
b. A summary of significant environmental problems at or near the site.
c. A summary of serious health problems in the immediate vicinity of the site and health problems deemed by the director in cooperation with the department of health and human services to be related to conditions at the site.
d. The status of testing, monitoring, or remedial actions in progress or recommended by the director.
e. The status of pending legal actions and federal, state, or local government permits concerning the site.
f. The relative priority for remedial action at each site.
g. The proximity of the site to private residences, public buildings or property, school facilities, places of work, or other areas where individuals may be regularly present.
3. In developing and maintaining the annual report, the director shall assess the relative priority of the need for action at each site to remedy environmental and health problems resulting from the presence of hazardous wastes or hazardous substances at the sites. In making assessments of relative priority, the director, in cooperation with the department of health and human services on matters relating to public health, shall place every site in one of the following classifications:
a. Causing or presenting an imminent danger of causing irreversible or irreparable damage to the public health or environment – immediate action required.
b. Significant threat to the environment – action required.
c. Not a significant threat to the public health or environment – action may be deferred.
d. Site properly closed – requires continued management.
e. Site properly closed, no evidence of present or potential adverse impact – no further action required.
4. A site classified as properly closed under subsection 3, paragraph “e”, shall be removed from all subsequent annual reports and the register of hazardous waste or hazardous substance disposal sites.
5. The director shall work with the department of health and human services when assessing the effects of a hazardous waste or hazardous substance disposal site on human health.