Iowa Admin. Code r. 571-13.11
The department shall promptly review all permit applications, and the director shall issue a permit or deny all or part of an application upon completion of review. A permit may include specified conditions denying the application in part and the reasons for the conditions. The denial of a permit may include a proposed removal order. A permit denial shall be final agency action, unless the unsuccessful applicant otherwise has a constitutional right to a contested case, in which case an administrative appeal pursuant to procedures in 571-Chapter 7 shall be available. The unsuccessful applicant's request for a contested case may include a request for a waiver under the provisions of Iowa Code section 17A.9A and 571-Chapter 11. The decision of the presiding officer in a contested case shall constitute final agency action.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 571-13.11