1. Except as provided in this section, documents, data and information obtained from user reports, questionnaires, permit applications and inspections pursuant to this division shall be made available to the public or other governmental agencies without restriction. If the user specifically requests and is able to demonstrate that the release of such information would divulge information concerning processes or methods of production entitled to protection under law as trade secrets of the user or would give advantage to competitors and serve no public purpose, the WRA Director may determine that such information should be kept confidential and not made available for public examination, but such information shall be available to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
2. Decisions by the WRA Director to deny confidential status for information may be appealed using the procedures in Section 100.39 of this division. In determining whether information is confidential, the provisions of Iowa Code Chapter 22 shall prevail.
3. Effluent data and enforcement actions by the WRA or its operating contractor will not be considered confidential records of information.