NEW 2023 Groundwater Hazard Process Affecting Real Estate Transactions
posted on 2/9/23 
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources' rule changes to the Iowa Administrative Code section 558.69 to align groundwater hazard statements with current legislation will be effective February 15, 2023.
NOTE: Applicable real estate transactions must continue to use the current groundwater hazard statement form until the new form becomes active on Feb. 15, 2023.
All transfer documents requiring a groundwater hazard statement recorded on Feb. 15, 2023, or after, will be required to have the new form. Use of the old form dated 7/18/2012 will not be accepted.
Please call the Jones County Recorder's office at 319-462-2477 if you have any questions.
