Iowa § 455E.2 Definitions

Iowa Statutes

§ 455E.2 — Definitions

Iowa § 455E.2

Title XINATURAL RESOURCES

Ch. 455EGROUNDWATER PROTECTION

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Iowa Code § 455E.2 (2026).

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1.“Active cleanup” means removal, treatment, or isolation of a contaminant from groundwater through the directed efforts of humans.

2.“Commission” means the environmental protection commission created under section 455A.6.

3.“Contaminant” means any chemical, ion, radionuclide, synthetic organic compound, microorganism, waste, or other substance which does not occur naturally in groundwater or which naturally occurs at a lower concentration.

4.“Contamination” means the direct or indirect introduction into groundwater of any contaminant caused in whole or in part by human activities.

5.“Department”meansthedepartmentofnaturalresourcescreatedundersection455A.2.

6.“Director” means the director of the department.

7.“Groundwat

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Active cleanup” means removal, treatment, or isolation of a contaminant from
groundwater through the directed efforts of humans.
2. “Commission” means the environmental protection commission created under section
455A.6.
3. “Contaminant” means any chemical, ion, radionuclide, synthetic organic compound,
microorganism, waste, or other substance which does not occur naturally in groundwater or
which naturally occurs at a lower concentration.
4. “Contamination” means the direct or indirect introduction into groundwater of any
contaminant caused in whole or in part by human activities.
5. “Department”meansthedepartmentofnaturalresourcescreatedundersection455A.2.
6. “Director” means the director of the department.
7. “Groundwater” means any water of the state, as defined in section 455B.171, which
occurs beneath the surface of the earth in a saturated geological formation of rock or soil.
8. “Passive cleanup” means the removal or treatment of a contaminant in groundwater
through management practices or the construction of barriers, trenches, and other similar
facilities for prevention of contamination, as well as the use of natural processes such as
groundwater recharge, natural decay, and chemical or biological decomposition.