General Info

Located in Des Moines, Iowa, the Energy and Geological Resources is a division of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The division conducts geological surveys and is headed by a director who has the authority to adopt, modify or repeal the rules related to the surveys. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is a government agency that works to maintain state parks and forests, protect the environment, and manage energy, fish, wildlife, and land and water resources. It conducts vehicle and boating safety and hunter and snowmobile education training programs. The department additionally conducts hunting, fishing, wildlife, and trails and padding programs. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources maintains an environmental protection commission that has rules regarding permits, emission standards, measurement of emissions, ambient air standards and acceptance of local air pollution programs. In addition, it operates a natural resources commission that establishes policies, approves budgets and adopts rules to provide effective administration of the department s activities.