Iowa Administrative Code - 02/18/2026

Environmental Protection Commission [567] | Agency Listing
Chapter 49 NONPUBLIC WATER WELLS—PERMITS AND CONSTRUCTION | Chapter Listing (Official Version - PDF format)
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567.49.1 Purpose.
567.49.2 Definitions, references, and abbreviations.
567.49.3 Applicability.
567.49.4 General.
567.49.5 Private well construction permit applications and fees.
567.49.6 Private well construction permit issuance, conditions, expiration, and denial.
567.49.7 Delegation of construction permitting authority to a county.
567.49.8 Well location and separation distances (SDs).
567.49.9 General construction requirements.
567.49.10 Types of well construction.
567.49.11 Material standards.
567.49.12 Well reconstruction.
567.49.13 Drilling mud disposal.
567.49.14 Pumps, pumping equipment, and wiring.
567.49.15 Drop pipe.
567.49.16 Pitless adapters and pitless units.
567.49.17 Well caps, seals, and vents.
567.49.18 Underground piping and wiring.
567.49.19 Filters, water treatment equipment, and sampling faucets.
567.49.20 Hydropneumatic (pressure) tanks.
567.49.21 Connections.
567.49.22 Backflow prevention for chemical injection systems for nonpotable wells.
567.49.23 Ground heat exchange (GHEX) closed-loop borehole systems.
567.49.24 Well disinfection.
567.49.25 Water sampling and analysis.
567.49.26 Well abandonment.