IOWA DIRECTORY

	Iowa

Following are state and federal contacts responsible for implementing the Surface Mining Law. The state regulatory authority regulates active coal mining and the abandoned mine land reclamation program reclaims hazards left from coal mines abandoned before 1977.

State Regulatory Authority Kenneth Tow, Chief
Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
Division of Soil Conservation
Wallace State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-6147
Fax: 515-281-6170
E-mail: ken.tow@idals.state.ia.us Abandoned mine land reclamation program Kenneth Tow, Chief
Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
Division of Soil Conservation
Wallace State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-6147
Fax: 515-281-6170
E-mail: ken.tow@idals.state.ia.us

Office of Surface Mining Andrew Gilmore, Chief, Alton Field Division
Mid-Continent Regional Coordinating Center
501 Belle Street, Room 216
Alton, IL 62002
(618) 463-6463 Ext. 126
E-Mail: agilmore@osmre.gov

Grants Contact

Johnny Wade
E-mail: jwade@osmre.gov
(618) 463-6463 ext. 113

(Home Page)

Office of Surface Mining
1951 Constitution Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20240
202-208-2719
getinfo@osmre.gov