Rule Revision Information:
IAC 567-Chapter 113, MSW Landfills

The Energy and Waste Management Bureau is working closely with U.S. EPA Region 7 and Iowa stakeholders to revise Iowa Administrative Code (IAC) 567-Chapter 113 "MSW Landfills." This Web page is dedicated to information related to that rulemaking.

• Alternative Liner Modeling Criteria 1-8-2008
• Public Comments
• Previous Comment Responses
• Comparison of Federal and State Rules
• Other Resources and Information

Alternative Liner Modeling Criteria 1-8-2008

• Alternative Liner Modeling Criteria_final 1-8-08 (*.pdf)
• A Subtitle D Landfill Application Manual for the Multimedia Exposure Assessment Model (*.pdf)
• Evaluation of Subtitle D Landfill Designs Using the HELP and Multimed Models, Addendum (*.pdf)
• User Manual Supplement: Using Multimed to Evaluate Subtitle D Landfill Designs (*.pdf)

Public comments
The public comment period has ended for 567-IAC Chapter 113. Please see below for comments received.

Additional information:

• 567-IAC Chapter 113
• Fiscal Impact for Chapter 113 Pursuant to Iowa Code section 455B.105(3) (*.pdf)
• Memo to Fiscal Impact for Chapter 113 Pursuant to Iowa Code section 455B.105(3) (*.pdf)
• FAQ Regarding ARRC 70 Day Delay (*.pdf)

Public Comments Received on Chapter 113
All files are in PDF file format.

• Boone County Board of Supervisors
• Carroll County Solid Waste Management Commission
• City of Greenfield
• City of Newton Landfill
• City of Orient
• Des Moines County Regional Solid Waste Commission
• Foth Infrastructure and Environment, LLC
• FOX Engineering Associates, Inc.
  • June 6, 2006
  • March 5, 2007
  • March 8, 2007
• Fremont County Landfill
• Geosyntec Consultants, Technical Review and Comment Report
• Great River Regional Waste Authority
• Harrison County Landfill Commission
• HDR Engineering Inc.
• Ida County Board of Supervisors
• Iowa County
• Iowa Environmental Council
• Iowa Society of Solid Waste Operations (ISOSWO)
  • Sept. 5, 2003 ISOSWO Position Statement
  • Jan. 3, 2005 DNR letter to EPA
  • Feb. 7, 2005 letter to EPA
  • Dec. 7, 2006 comments to DNR
  • March 5, 2007 letter to DNR
• Liesch Associates, Inc.
• Solid Waste Management Commission of Marshall County
• Metro Waste Authority (Comment letter)
• Metro Waste Authority (Resolution of Support)
• Page County Landfill
• South Central Iowa Solid Waste Agency
• Waste Commission of Scott County
• Sierra Club
• South Dallas County Landfill
• Tenax Corporation (Comments)
• Tenax Corporation (GRI-GC8 Standard)
• Turkle-Clark Environmental Consulting, L.C.
• Waste Management

Previous Comment Responses on Other Items

Other Resources and Information
All files are in PDF file format.

• FAQ Regarding ARRC 70 Day Delay

• EPA letter
  July 9, 2007

• Chapter 113 final with strike through and edits
  April 9, 2007

• MSW Landfill Rule Comparative Analysis, Shaw Environmental, Inc.
  March 29, 2007

• Fiscal Impact Statement
  January 5, 2007

• Regulatory Analysis
  January 5, 2007

• Copy sent to Code Editor- 567-Chapter 113
  November 16, 2006

• Notice of Intended Action - 567-Chapter 113
  October 31, 2006

• Iowa Society of Solid Waste Operations Request
  June 10, 2006
  • DNR response
    June 30, 2006

• Letter to EPA
  June 2, 2006
  • EPA response
    November 9, 2006

• Solid Waste Transition Planning Workshops
  May 17, 2005

  • Agenda
  • May 17 Presentation: Subtitle D Equivalent Landfills
    • Opening Section
    • Update on Subtitle D Compliance
    • The Big Picture in Iowa
    • Iowa in Transition
    • Design, Constructing & Operating
    • Tasks to be Completed
    • Landfill Cost Model Handout
  
  June 1, 2005
  • Agenda
  • June 1 Presentations: Transfer Haul
    • Opening Remarks
    • Regulatory Overview
    • Making the Decision
    • Case Studies
    • Transfer Station Economics
    • Implementation
  • Cost model handout
  • Fact sheet

• Compliance timeline approval letter to Director Vonk
  From William Spratlin, Director of the Air, RCRA, and Toxics Division, EPA Region 7
  April 21, 2005
• Frequently asked questions for stakeholders
  April 2005
• Presentation: 113 update for ISOSWO Spring Conference
  Jeff Myrom (DNR)
  April 2005
• Timeline extension support letter from ISOSWO to EPA Region 7
  February 2005
• Timeline extension request letter to EPA Region 7
  From DNR Director Jeff Vonk
  January 3, 2005
• Presentation: 113 Rule Update for INRCOG Planning Area
  Jeff Myrom (DNR)
  January 2005
• Letter to DNR Director Jeff Vonk
  From William Spratlin, Director of the Air, RCRA, and Toxics Division, EPA Region 7
  October 22, 2004
• Frequently asked questions for stakeholders
  November 2004
• Presentation: DNR Update
  Jeff Myrom (DNR)
  Fall 2004
• Frequently asked questions for stakeholders
  June 2004
• Presentation: annual groundwater quality reports
  Mike Gannon (DNR)
  Spring 2004

DNR Contact
Alex Moon
(515) 281-6807
Alex.Moon@dnr.iowa.gov