EPA Region 7 serves Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and nine tribal nations.

• Public notices
• Permitting and registration information 
• Regional guidance documents
• Primary enforcement authority information
• Tribal UIC
• Contact information

Public Notices for Proposed Permits

None at this time.

UIC Permitting and Registration Information

EPA Region 7 currently administers the UIC Program in Iowa and on tribal holdings within Region 7.  Per 40 CFR Section 144.26, all owners or operators of an injection well in these areas are required to notify the UIC Program Director of the existence of the well and to provide inventory information. Most injection wells in Iowa and on tribal holdings within Region 7 fall under the Class V category, and are allowed to operate as "rule authorized" without the need of a permit, as long as the necessary inventory information has been submitted. The following is a list of Class V injection wells that only need to submit inventory information to EPA Region 7: cesspools, drainage wells, dry wells, non-commercial heat pump return flow wells, and septic systems (with the capacity to serve 20 or more persons a day).

The EPA Region 7 Shallow Injection Well Registration Form may be used to provide EPA Region 7 with the required inventory information, and may be submitted to r7_uic_program@epa.gov. If you are uncertain if your well has been previously registered, or are currently operating or plan to install a Class V well not mentioned above, please contact us by email or phone using the contact information provided below.

Information on Region 7 authorization of subsurface remediation projects may be found online.

For information on requirements in Iowa pertaining to Class I, II, III, VI or Class V injection wells not mentioned above, please contact the EPA Region 7 UIC Program by email at r7_uic_program@epa.gov or by phone using the contact information provided below.

Questions regarding the UIC Program or its requirements in Iowa may also be submitted to r7_uic_program@epa.gov or via phone using the contact information provided below.

In addition to contacting EPA Region 7 regarding injection well activities, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Water Quality Bureau must be contacted for review of injection activites in the state of Iowa, and may require a state-issued permit or other form of state approval. IDNR rules and regulations relevant to injection well activities can be found at the following websites:

• IDNR Groundwater Protection Rule
• Iowa Administrative Code 567, Chapter 14: Wastewater Treatment Works
• Iowa Administrative Code 567, Chapter 62: Effluent and Pretreatment Standards: Other Effluent Limitations or Prohibitions - Section 62.1(8) a through f
• Iowa Administrative Code 567, Chapter 64: Wastewater Construction and Operation Permits

Regional Guidance Documents

None at this time.

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Primary Enforcement Authority Information

UIC in Kansas

                             Who regulates Class I, III, IV, and V UIC wells in Kansas

UIC in Missouri

UIC in Nebraska

UIC in Iowa

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Tribal UIC

Who regulates UIC wells on tribal holdings in Region 7

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Contact Information

Mailing Address:

Attention: Iowa UIC Program Coordinator
Drinking Water Management Branch
Water, Wetlands & Pesticides Division
U.S. EPA Region 7
11201 Renner Boulevard
Lenexa, KS 66219

Branch Chief Mary A.T. Mindrup, mindrup.mary@epa.gov, 913-551-7431

Region 7 UIC Program Contacts

• Kurt Hildebrandt, hildebrandt.kurt@epa.gov, 913-551-7413
• Ben Meissner, meissner.benjamin@epa.gov, 913-551-7992

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