Regulatory & Compliance Assistance

In IOWA, we prize our clean land, air and water!

We also value our prosperous economy - and believe that a healthy living environment can peacefully coexist with a healthy business environment.

Many state programs exist to help businesses operate in a profitable and environmentally responsible manner.

• Small Business Environmental Assistance — Environmental ombudsman and resources for Iowa small businesses and communities.
• Water Quality — Find water quality information and resources for Iowa small businesses and communities.
• Brownfield Site Redevelopment Program — Learn about Iowa programs and incentives to assist businesses considering the purchase of a "Brownfield" sites - abandoned or underutilized industrial or commercial sites where possible environmental contamination exists.
• Recycling — Find resources to help your business economically recycle, divert waste, and support recycling market development.
• Business License Information Center — Access information to help answer your business start-up questions and to identify any licensing, registration, or other requirements for doing business in Iowa.

Finding Regulatory Assistance

Iowa's Regulatory Assistance Coordinators [regassist.iowa.gov] network works as a unit across the State of Iowa enterprise to help you effectively identify your compliance needs and requirements. Our goal is to assist you in meeting business development timelines through efficient communication and timely processing of your compliance requirements needs. Visit the Iowa Environmental Business Assistance [enviroassist.iowa.gov/] portal for tips on identifying environmental compliance needs for your industry sector and frequently needed permit forms and guidance. This site provides easy access to assistance with regulatory requirements and resources for your business operation or project, information on compliance requirements and confidential non-regulatory assistance.

You may also contact the Iowa Department of Economic Development directly for assistance with the following:

• streamlining application approval
• supporting your compliance efforts
• increasing profits by reducing waste and marketing recycled material
• making sure your business licenses and permits are in order
• linking you to unexpected opportunities for waste stream products
• assisting you in finding resources to redevelop a brownfield site
• putting you in touch with a new, diverse and highly skilled labor pool that can invigorate productivity.

The IDED Business Assistance Team professionals believe healthy business relationships start with trust. Our consultation services are free and available to anyone. Every day, our team assists one-person shops and multinational corporations. We can help you identify solutions before there's a problem … and if there is a problem, we can work with you to find solutions. We take our responsibility in this professional relationship seriously — streamlining the regulatory process through pre-application consultation; application assistance; and dependable, continued presence throughout as we help gather information, create solutions and provide support.