Fuel
[ LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY ]
Allocate Funding to E15 Fueling Infrastructure
FUELIowa urges the allocation of resources to assist retailers with access to grant monies to install equipment compatible with E15. Compatible equipment is necessary to legally and safely store and dispense higher blends of ethanol to support Iowa's ag economy.
Fuel Quality Testing and Inspection
In the interest of ensuring that the fuels supplied in Iowa for distribution to Iowa customers meet or exceed quality standards, the Iowa legislature allocated funds to provide for fuel quality sampling and testing services (Iowa Code 455G.3(7)a) at pipeline terminals and biofuel production facilities. The collection of fuel quality samples is performed by the Iowa Department of Agriculture’s Weights and Measures Division. The legislature also appropriated monies toward the development of the Iowa Central Community College Fuel Testing Laboratory under the direction of Dr. Don Heck to carry out the testing on samples collected by the Department (Iowa Code 214A.2B).
FUELIowa members value quality fuel and co-products -- they deem it critical in serving their customers well. Fuel marketers believe that transparency is imperative in ensuring quality specifications are adhered to. The following Fuel Quality Testing Data are available to FUELIowa members and other fuel marketing stakeholders as a courtesy in sharing the common interest of ensuring all fuel marketing parties have access to this important information that helps ensure Iowa’s fuel supplies are of the best quality possible.
Fuel Quality Testing Data
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (Weights and Measures Bureau)
502 East 9th Street (Wallace State Office Building)
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Phone: (515) 281-5321 or (515) 725-1492
Iowa Central Fuel Testing Laboratory
Four Triton Circle
Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501
Phone: (515) 574-1259
Iowa Central’s Fuel Testing Laboratory provides independent third-party testing for motor fuel. For a listing of testing services provided by Iowa Central’s Fuel Testing Laboratory click here.