Class A/B Operator Training
PASS' A/B Operator Training in Iowa has been approved by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources UST Section
Class C Operator Training
PASS' C Operator Training in Iowa has been approved by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources UST Section

All of PASS’ UST operator training courses meet and exceed the federal requirements for UST operator training and are offered through our in-house designed and built Learning Management System (LMS). PASS’ state-specific A/B training courses are custom tailored to meet state requirements, and are accepted by more states than any other training provider.  Our courses are available on demand, 24/7 and are accessible from any internet-connected computer, tablet, or phone. The student can complete an entire course in a single session or take the course in segments. The training may be stopped and restarted, allowing for maximum schedule flexibility. PASS also does not impose time restrictions on course access, so students may take as much time as they need to complete their training.  Once training is completed a certificate is available to save and print.

Grants are available through the Iowa DNR to completely pay for the cost of the PASS Class A/B Operator Training for persons who must be certified to operate federally regulated underground storage tanks.

Iowa has placed a $250,000 statutory annual fiscal limit on available training funds. These funds are awarded on a first come, first served basis.  If the funds are depleted before you complete your UST operator training, you or your company will be billed in full for your training.  However, training completed prior to the depletion of the grant funds will be paid in full by the state fund.  It is PASS’ policy that if you do not complete your training within 15 business days of registering for your course, we will charge you or your company for the full cost of the training.

Owners/operators must report any suspected or confirmed releases to the DNR's 24-hour spill reporting line (515-725-8694) within 24 hours or within 6 hours is an emergency condition (e.g., product floating on the groundwater in the tank pit or in a monitoring well; a sheen of product on a lake, stream, or river; product discovered in a sump, a monitoring well, or in the UDC; product spilled onto the ground; vapors or product present in a building, sewer or utility line) exists.  Owners/operators may fax a UST Release Report to 515-281-7229.

UST owners/operators in Iowa may use any of the following methods of release detection:

Owners and operators must ensure that releases due to spilling or overfilling do not occur. The owner and operator must ensure that the volume available in the tank is greater than the volume of product to be transferred to the tank before the transfer is made and that the transfer operation is monitored constantly to prevent overfilling and spilling.
To prevent spilling and overfilling associated with product transfer to the UST system, owners and operators must use the following spill and overfill prevention equipment:

Owners and operators are not required to use the spill and overfill prevention equipment specified above if:

Iowa follows the federal financial responsibility coverage amounts found in 40 CFR §280.93 (scroll to page 77 of 119 in the pdf document) and 567 IAC 136.4(1-2) (scroll to page 2 of 42).  Owners/operators may use any of the following mechanisms to demonstrate financial responsibility.

UST Compliance Inspections:  Iowa UST regulations require that owners/operators have each UST system inspected by an Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)-certified UST compliance inspector every two years.  The DNR maintains a list of certified inspectors on its website.  The inspector will send a report of each inspection to the DNR.  The inspector will need to review paperwork concerning:

In Iowa, delivery of fuel is prohibited if an underground storage tank does not have the annual tank tag for the current year attached to the fill port.

In addition, if a DNR inspector discovers a significant violation which poses an imminent threat to human health or safety or the environment, the inspector is authorized to affix a red tag to the fill pipe of the non-compliant UST system.  Before affixing a red tag, DNR will notify the owner/operator and inform him or her of the significant violation and why the red tag was issued.  The DNR may also issue an administrative order that carries a fine and/or penalty.  USTs under delivery prohibition are listed on the DNR's website.

It is the responsibility of the owner to correct the violation(s) and notify the DNR.  The DNR will inspect the facility within 5 business days of notification to ensure the violations have been resolved.  Once the violations have been verified as corrected, the DNR will remove the red tag and allow the facility to receive fuel deliveries.

For information regarding Temporary and Permanent Closure in Iowa, and to get the forms necessary, please visit the DNR tank closure information page.

Owners and operators of UST systems must cooperate fully with inspections, monitoring and testing conducted by the department, as well as requests for document submission, testing, and monitoring by the owner or operator.

Owners and operators must submit the following information to the department:

Owners and operators must maintain the following information:

Owners and operators must keep the records required either:

NOTE: In the case of permanent closure records required under 135.15(5), owners and operators are also provided with the additional alternative of mailing closure records to the department if they cannot be kept at the site or an alternative site as indicated above.