Clean Air Act Permitting in Iowa

Clean Air Act permitting in Iowa is the shared responsibility of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, the Polk County Public Works, the Linn County Public Health Department and EPA Region 7. More information about the responsible agencies is provided on this page.

Iowa Air Permit Program
Category	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	Polk County Public Works	Linn County Public Health	EPA Region 7
Responsible Area	State-wide except in Indian Country	Polk County	Linn County	Indian Country
Agency Office	Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Air Quality Bureau Wallace State Office Building 502 E. 9th St. Des Moines, Iowa 50319 (515) 725-8200	Polk County Public Works Air Quality Division 5885 N.E. 14th Street Des Moines, Iowa 50313 (515) 286-3705	Linn County Public Health Air and Water Quality Branch 1020 6th Street SE Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401 (319) 892-6000	Air Permitting and Compliance Branch U.S. EPA Region 7 11201 Renner Boulevard Lenexa, KS 66219 (913) 551-7020
Responsibilities	Issues permits state-wide except in Indian Country. Permits include construction permits for minor sources, major source PSD and nonattainment permitting and Title V operating permits			Issues permits in Indian Country, including Meskwaki Nation's Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa
EPA Contacts	David Peter peter.david@epa.gov (913) 551-7397			Rumela Bhadra bhadra.rumela@epa.gov (913) 551-7366
State & Local Contacts	Construction Permits Peter Zayudis peter.zayudis@dnr.iowa.gov (515) 725-9549 Operating Permits Marnie Stein marnie.stein@dnr.iowa.gov (515) 725-9525	Construction Permits Jeremy Becker jeremy.becker@polkcountyiowa.gov (515) 286-3705 Operating Permits Jeff Gabby jeffrey.gabby@polkcountyiowa.gov (515) 286-3389	Construction Permits Wanda Reiter Kintz Wanda.ReiterKintz@linncountyiowa.gov (319) 892-6012 Operating Permits Wanda Reiter Kintz Wanda.ReiterKintz@linncountyiowa.gov (319) 892-6012
Federally-Approved Construction Permit Authority	Chapter 22, Chapter 33			40 CFR 52.21 (PSD), Tribal Permitting (40 CFR 49.151-49.173)
Federally-Approved Operating Permit Authority	Chapter 22, Sections 22.100-22.116			40 CFR Part 71
Title V Program Approval History	Operating Permit Approval History
Program Evaluations	FY-2022
Quick Links	Construction Permits Main Permit Webpage (Construction) Public Notices (Construction) Permit Forms/EASYAir (Construction) Permit Staff (Construction) Operating Permits Main Permit Webpage (Operating) Public Notices (Operating) Permit Forms (Operating) Permit Staff (Operating) Iowa Administrative Code [IAC 567]	Construction Permits Main Webpage/Permit Forms (Polk Co. Construction) Public Notices (Polk Co. Construction) Permits Issued (Polk Co. Construction) Permitting Staff (Polk Co. Construction) Operating Permits Main Webpage (Polk Co. Operating) Public Notices (Polk Co. Operating) Current Permits (Polk Co. Operating) Permit Forms (Polk Co. Operating)	Permits Website (Linn Co.) Permits Under Review (Linn Co.) Issued Permits (Linn Co.) Permit Staff (Linn Co.)	R7 Tribal Permits Website

Clean Air Act Permitting in Iowa

State of Iowa

Region 7 Permitting Program

National Supporting Resources

Air Permitting Policy & Guidance