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Groundwater Hazard Statement (Iowa)

A statement under Iowa Code 558.69, signed by the seller or seller's agent, that must accompany each declaration of value when a deed is recorded. It discloses wells, potentially hazardous solid waste disposal sites, underground storage tanks, hazardous waste, private burial sites, and private sewage disposal systems, including whether the septic system was inspected. If none exist, the first page of the deed carries a prescribed statement instead. The recorder refuses to record documents missing the required statement.