2014 Iowa Code
TITLE XIV - PROPERTY
SUBTITLE 2 - REAL PROPERTY — GIFTS
CHAPTER 558 - CONVEYANCES
SECTION 558.69 - Reporting of private burial sites, wells, disposal sites, underground storage tanks, hazardous waste, and private sewage disposal systems — liability.

558.69  Reporting of private burial sites, wells, disposal sites, underground storage tanks, hazardous waste, and private sewage disposal systems — liability.

1.  With each declaration of value submitted to the county recorder under chapter 428A, there shall be submitted a groundwater hazard statement stating all of the following:

a.  Whether any known private burial site is situated on the property, and if a known private burial site is situated on the property, the statement shall state the approximate location of the site.

b.  That no known wells are situated on the property, or if known wells are situated on the property, the statement must state the approximate location of each known well and its status with respect to section 455B.190 or 460.302.

c.  That no known disposal site for solid waste, as defined in section 455B.301, which has been deemed to be potentially hazardous by the department of natural resources, exists on the property, or if such a known disposal site does exist, the location of the site on the property.

d.  That no known underground storage tank, as defined in section 455B.471, subsection 11, exists on the property, or if a known underground storage tank does exist, the type and size of the tank, and any known substance in the tank.

e.  That no known hazardous waste as defined in section 455B.411, subsection 3, exists on the property, or if known hazardous waste does exist, that the waste is being managed in accordance with rules adopted by the department of natural resources.

f.  That no known private sewage disposal system exists on the property or, if such private sewage disposal system exists, that the system has been inspected pursuant to section 455B.172, subsection 11, or that the property is not subject to inspection due to its exclusion from a regulated transfer pursuant to section 455B.172, subsection 11, paragraph “a”.

2.  The groundwater hazard statement shall be signed by at least one of the sellers or their agents.

3.  The county recorder shall refuse to record any deed, instrument, or writing for which a declaration of value is required under chapter 428A unless the groundwater hazard statement required by this section has been submitted to the county recorder.

4.  A buyer of property shall be provided with a copy of the submitted groundwater hazard statement by the seller.

5.  The land application of sludges or soils resulting from the remediation of underground storage tank releases accomplished in compliance with department of natural resources rules without a permit is not required to be reported as the disposal of solid waste or hazardous waste.

6.  The director of the department of natural resources shall prescribe the form of the groundwater hazard statement.

7.  The county recorder shall transmit the groundwater hazard statements to the department of natural resources at times and in a manner directed by the director of the department.

8.  The owner of the property is responsible for the accuracy of the information submitted on the groundwater hazard statement.  The owner’s agent shall not be liable for the accuracy of information provided by the owner of the property.  The provisions of this subsection do not limit liability which may be imposed under a contract or under any other law.

87 Acts, ch 225, §307; 88 Acts, ch 1169, §16, 17; 90 Acts, ch 1235, §42; 99 Acts, ch 140, §1; 2006 Acts, ch 1014, §9; 2010 Acts, ch 1120, §6; 2011 Acts, ch 9, §8