567—50.4 (17A,455B) How to request a permit.
	 50.4(1) Application form.
	  a.   	 Application for approval of a new withdrawal, diversion or storage of water unrelated to the use of an agricultural drainage well. For withdrawals, diversions, or storage of water unrelated to the use of an agricultural drainage well, a request for a new permit as distinguished from modification or renewal of an existing permit shall be made on Form 16 (542-3106). An application form must be submitted by or on behalf of the owner, lessee, easement holder or option holder of the area where the water is to be withdrawn, diverted or stored, and used. An application must be accompanied by a map portraying the points of withdrawal or diversion and storage, and the land on which water is to be used oriented as to section, township, and range. One application normally will be adequate for all uses on contiguous tracts of land. Tracts of land involved in the same operation separated only by roads or railroads will be deemed contiguous tracts.
	  b.   	 Application for diversion of water related to the use of an agricultural drainage well. An application for the diversion of water and any other materials to an aquifer related to the use of an agricultural drainage well shall be made on a form obtained from the department and be submitted by or on behalf of such owners, lessees, easement holders, or option holders of all lands within the agricultural drainage well area. If the agricultural drainage well is part of a legally organized drainage district, the drainage district shall be a joint applicant. Applications for permits for diversions related to the use of an agricultural drainage well that existed prior to February 18, 1998, shall be made by July 1, 1999, with the exception of agricultural drainage wells that must be closed to comply with the provisions of 1997 Iowa Acts, Senate File 473. An application will not have to be filed for wells in a designated agricultural drainage well area which must be closed by December 31, 1999. In addition, the department may grant up to a six-month delay in the application date for owners of agricultural drainage wells where it can be shown there is a reasonable expectation that the agricultural drainage well will be voluntarily closed by December 31, 1999.
	  c.   	 Application for modification or renewal of a permit. A request for renewal of a permit should be submitted on Form 542-1470. A request to modify an existing permit shall be made on Form 16 (542-3106) and must include an explanation of the necessity for the modification.
	  d.   	 Where to submit application. Rescinded IAB 6/7/06, effective 7/12/06.
	 50.4(2) Application fee. A nonrefundable fee in the form of a check or money order in the amount of $25 payable to the Department of Natural Resources must accompany an application for a new permit to withdraw or divert water. The same fee must accompany an application for modification or renewal of a permit to withdraw or divert water. No fee is charged for an application to store water or an application for registration of a minor nonrecurring use of water. No fee is charged for an application for a permit to divert water to an aquifer related to the use of an agricultural drainage well.
	 50.4(3) Supporting information required for complete application. An application shall not be considered complete until the fee specified in this rule and all supporting information requested under 50.6(17A,455B) have been submitted by the applicant or agents of the applicant.