The DNR requires pre-application meetings for PSD projects and Greenfield Ethanol Plants, and recommends them for any other project that may become complex in nature (SIP, Netting, Major Greenfields, etc.). A pre-application meeting will be required prior to a PSD permit application being reviewed. Preferably the pre-application meeting would occur at the facility and would include a tour of the area and/or processes involved. However, in some circumstances a site visit may not be necessary or possible. In which case an alternate location, possibly at the Air Quality offices, would be arranged. To schedule a pre-application meeting please contact either Dave Phelps at 281-8189 or Gary Smith at 281-4635.

The following information must be submitted to the DNR at least two weeks prior to the meeting (unless otherwise noted).

• Agenda of items applicant wishes to discuss at the meeting
• List of people attending (see below).
• Executive Summary of applicant process/project.
• Anticipated controls and emission rates
• Location of the new or modified facility
• List of nearby facilities that could be considered support facilities or are under common control
• MACT/NSPS applicability
• Modeling Protocol (not applicable if modeling is not required)
• Company’s plans to address pre-construction monitoring

(One year of pre-construction monitoring may be required if existing air quality data does not exist or is not representative. Information about air quality monitoring sites in Iowa can be found here.)
• Whether or not the company wishes for EPA to be involved in the pre-application meeting.

• Forms required in the application
• Clarify the permitting process for company and public.
• Discuss site-specific issues.
• Discuss control technologies that are anticipated/acceptable.
• Local air quality concerns (NAAQS, increment, others).
• Explore pre-construction monitoring and dispersion modeling.
• Modeling Protocol
• Additional Impact Analysis
• Identify similar permitting examples
• BACT
• Monitoring, testing, recordkeeping
• Economic feasibility
• Establish communication expectations, procedures and responsibilities.
• Discuss application formatting and number of copies required.
• Confidentiality
• Allowable pre-permit activities
• EPA's role
• Establish the timeline for the review process.
  (A generalized timeline can be found here).
• Discuss the DNR's policy for determining the prioritization of the project.

Pre-application meeting should occur no earlier than three months prior to permit application submittal. The application itself should be nearly complete before attending the pre-application meeting. Having a majority of the application complete before the meeting will provide information needed for the Department to answer more detailed questions.