1. The department shall adopt rules which prescribe water use standards for each product classified as a covered product under this section. The standards adopted shall be designed to achieve the maximum efficiency of water use which the department determines is technologically and economically feasible. The department shall consult with the state building code commissioner, the Iowa department of public health, and the plumbing manufacturers' institute, and shall review all applicable provisions under chapter 103A and chapter 135 in establishing the standards.
2. A person who knowingly violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of not more than one hundred dollars for each violation. Local government subdivisions which enforce the standards adopted under this section may collect and utilize receipts from the penalties imposed for building code inspections and enforcement of this section.
3. For the purposes of this section, "covered products" means water closets, urinals, showerheads, lavatory faucets and replacement aerators, and kitchen faucets and replacement aerators.
91 Acts, ch 253, §11
CS91, § 93.44
C93, § 473.44
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