Official Website for Jackson County, Iowa
Official Website for Jackson County, Iowa
Jackson County, Iowa
Jackson County Courthouse
201 West Platt Street
Maquoketa, IA 52060
Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00am - 4:30 pm
Administration
Environmental Health
Phone
Fax
(563) 652-1798
Jackson County Environmental Health Department Regulates, Reviews, Monitors and Permits:
· Private On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems
· Private Wells (including Grants to Counties)
· Animal Quarantine/Rabies Exposure and Prevention
· Indoor Air Quality (Radon)
· Time of Transfer Inspections
The Grants-to-Counties (GTC) program provides money to homeowners that qualify. The program is available through the GTC program which was established in 1987 when legislature passed the Iowa Groundwater Protection Act to help prevent further contamination of one of Iowa’s most precious resources, our groundwater.
Financial Assistance
Grants to Counties (addresses concerns about water quality and groundwater contamination)
Free well water analysis for rural county residents. To request free well water analysis,
- contact the Jackson County Environmental Health Department at 563-652-1729. No application required.
- Grants of up to $500 to assist with the costs of plugging abandoned wells
- Grants of up to $300 to assist with the costs of plugging qualifying cisterns
- Grants of up to $1,000 to assist with the cost of rehabilitating private water wells
(Programs are subject to the availability of state grant dollars.)
Documents & Forms