House Study Bill 647 



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
                                            LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL BY
                                            CHAIRPERSON GASKILL)


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to rules for the discharge of wastewater from
  2    water well drilling sites.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 6093HC 82
  5 tw/nh/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  455B.198  WASTEWATER DISCHARGE
  1  2 FROM WELL DRILLING SITES == RULES.
  1  3    1.  The commission shall adopt rules to regulate the
  1  4 discharge of wastewater from water well drilling sites.  The
  1  5 rules shall incorporate the following considerations:
  1  6    a.  The size of the well as measured by the flow of water
  1  7 in gallons per minute.
  1  8    b.  The best management practices for reducing the level of
  1  9 wastewater discharge.
  1 10    c.  The necessity of inspecting the drilling site.
  1 11    d.  Requirements for notification to the department prior
  1 12 to the commencement of drilling operations.
  1 13    e.  Requirements for retention of records for a well.
  1 14    f.  Reasonable and appropriate limitations on wastewater
  1 15 discharge that balance the need for the well against the need
  1 16 to protect the environment.
  1 17    2.  The commission shall convene an advisory committee that
  1 18 includes representatives of the Iowa water well association to
  1 19 assist in the development of the rules.
  1 20    3.  The rules shall be adopted no later than December 31,
  1 21 2008.
  1 22                           EXPLANATION
  1 23    This bill relates to water well drilling.
  1 24    The bill directs the environmental protection commission to
  1 25 develop rules for water well drilling and requires the rules
  1 26 to incorporate the following considerations:  the size of the
  1 27 well as measured by the flow of water in gallons per minute,
  1 28 the best management practices for reducing the level of
  1 29 wastewater discharge, the necessity of inspecting the drilling
  1 30 site, requirements for notification to the department prior to
  1 31 the commencement of drilling operations, requirements for
  1 32 retention of records for a well, and reasonable and
  1 33 appropriate limitations on wastewater discharge that balance
  1 34 the need for the well against the need to protect the
  1 35 environment.
  2  1    The bill directs the commission to convene an advisory
  2  2 committee of representatives from the Iowa water well
  2  3 association to assist in the development of the rules.
  2  4    The bill provides that the rules be adopted no later than
  2  5 December 31, 2008.
  2  6 LSB 6093HC 82
  2  7 tw/nh/5