Iowa Admin. Code rr. 567-9.4

Current through Regsiter Vol. 46, No. 26, June 12, 2024

Rule 567-9.4 - [Rescinded effective 6/19/2024] Criteria for permitting authority at local public works departments

The requirements for permitting authority at local public works departments are as follows:

(1) Permitting authority under this rule applies only to extensions which:

a. Primarily serve residential consumers and will not result in an increase greater than 5 percent of the capacity of the treatment works or system, or will serve fewer than 250 dwelling units.

b. In the case of sewer extensions, will not exceed the capacity of any treatment works which received a federal or state monetary grant after 1972.

c. In the case of water main extensions, will not exceed the production capacity of any system constructed after 1972.

(2) The local public works department's standard specifications must be in conformance with the Iowa Standards for Sewer Systems cited in 567-paragraph 64.2(9)"b," or the water supply construction standards in rule 567-43.3 (455B), and must be filed with and approved by the department.

(3) The reviewing engineer shall be licensed as a professional engineer in Iowa and shall be employed or retained by the local public works department.

(4) When reviewing applications for sewer and water supply distribution system extensions under its jurisdiction, the local public works department shall use the Iowa Standards for Sewer Systems, the water supply construction standards in rule 567-43.3 (455B), and the local standard specifications approved by the department.

(5) The local public works department shall use Form 542-1003 or Form 542-1004, as applicable, when reviewing plans. Upon issuance of each permit, the local public works department shall submit to the department a copy of the permit and a copy of the form used during the review.

(6) The local public works department shall submit to the department a complete quarterly report using Form 542-1005 by the fifteenth day of the month following each quarter of the calendar year.

(7) Plans for which a construction permit has been issued shall be retained on file by the local public works department for the life of the extension or until the extension has been platted.

Iowa Admin. Code rr. 567-9.4

Amended by IAB June 17, 2020/Volume XLII, Number 26, effective 7/22/2020

Amended by IAB February 9, 2022/Volume XLIV, Number 16, effective 3/16/2022

Rescinded by IAB May 15, 2024/Volume XLVI, Number 24, effective 6/19/2024