The Department of Water, Air and Waste Management was created by the 69th General Assembly in 1982 with the responsibility of improving and maintaining the quality of water, air, and land resources in Iowa. The act also created a commission responsible for determining the departments policies and procedures and developing departmental programs. The Department was integrated into the Department of Natural Resources in 1986. The following is a partial list of records series in from this record group in the holdings of the State Archives:
| Title | Date Span |
|---|---|
| Administrative Waivers - Natural Resources Council | 1963-1977 |
| Administrative Waivers - Water, Air and Waste Management | 1978-1983 |
| Agency Letters to Editor | 1976 |
| Completed Investigations | 1964-1975 |
| Construction Grants Programs | 1973-1980 |
| Council Orders | 1953-1983 |
| County Conservation Boards, Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plans | 1975-1992 |
| Executive Correspondence | 1974-1988 |
| Federal/State Programs and Projects | 1972-1982 |
| Flood Plain Permits, Milldams | 1924-1986 |
| Flood Plain Photographs | Undated |
| Hazardous Material Planning | 1970-1978 |
| Hazardous Substance Incidents (Spill Files) | 1970-1975 |
| Hazardous Waste Management | 1975-1984 |
| Hearings | 1957-1983, Undated |
| Information and Educational Programs | 1961, 1975-1981, Undated |
| Landfills | 1973-1975 |
| Legislative Liaison | 1967-1984 |
| Legislative Proposals | 1977-1978 |
| Litigation, Water Quality | 1959-1980 |
| Milldams, Miscellaneous Lowhead Dam Files | 1925-1949 |
| Minutes - Air Quality Commission | |
| Minutes - Energy Policy Council | 1981-1986 |
| Minutes - Environmental Protection Commission | 1982 |
| Minutes - Environmental Quality Commission | 1981-1983 |
| Minutes - Environmental Quality Transition Team | 1982 |
| Minutes - IMPACT | 1985 |
| Minutes - Natural Resources Council | 1953-1983 |
| Minutes - Rules and Standards Committee | 1983-1986 |
| Minutes - Solid Waste Commission | 1975 |
| Minutes - Water, Air and Waste Management | 1983-1986 |
| Minutes - Water, Air and Waste Management, Closed Executive Session | 1981-1984 |
| Multiple Permit Applications | 1977-1984 |
| Priority List, Environmental Quality | 1957-1980 |
| Program Planning and Project Development | 1964-1985 |
| Radiation Planning | 1977-1984 |
| Speeches | 1974-1977 |
| State Implementation Plans, Plant and Regulatory Information | |
| Wastewater, Closed Facility Files | 1940-1980 |
| Wastewater, Closed Legal Files | 1954-1975 |
| Wastewater, Facility Files | 1973-1981 |
| Wastewater, Facility Plans | 1966-1979 |
| Wastewater, Preliminary Reports | 1968-1980 |
| Wastewater, Sewage (Closed) | 1966-1981 |
| Wastewater, Sewage Inventories | 1941-1956 |
| Water Supply, Closed Facility Files | Undated |
| Water Supply, Preliminary Reports | 1974-1980 |
| Water Supply, Railroad Files | 1940-1976 |
| Water Supply, School Files | 1940-1976 |
| Watershed Files | 1949-1986 |