641—14.3 (714) Definitions.
“Annual registration” means the renewal of registration of a water treatment system for years subsequent to the initial registration.
“Buyer” means the person to whom the water treatment system is being sold, leased or rented.
“Consumer information pamphlet” means a publication which explains water quality, health effects, quality expectations for drinking water, and the effectiveness and functions of water treatment systems.
“Consummation of sale” means the completion of the act of selling, leasing, or renting. Where the water treatment system is ordered by telephone or mail, “consummation of sale” means delivery.
“Department” means the Iowa Department of Public Health, Lucas State Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319.
“Health-related contaminant” means any particulate, chemical, microbiological, or radiological substance in water which has a potentially adverse health effect and for which a maximum contaminant level (MCL) has been specified in the national primary drinking water regulations.
“Initial registration” means the first registration of a water treatment system after certification by an approved third-party testing agency.
“Label” means the written, printed, or graphic matter attached to or printed on the water treatment system so it is not likely to be separated during normal shipping and handling and can only be removed with a purposeful effort by the owner.
“Manufacturer’s performance data sheet” means a manufacturer’s booklet, document, or other printed material containing, at a minimum, the information required pursuant to Iowa Code section 714.16.
“National Sanitation Foundation (NSF)” means the National Sanitation Foundation, 3475 Plymouth Road, P.O. Box 1468, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106.
“Performance testing” means (1) the third-party laboratory testing of a water treatment system in accordance with the performance testing protocol or (2) an audit of manufacturers’ facilities and data by third-party testing agencies.
“Seller” means the person offering the water treatment system for sale, lease, or rent.
“State hygienic laboratory” means the University Hygienic Laboratory, University of Iowa, Oakdale Campus, Iowa City, Iowa 52242.
“Temporary registration” means the registration of a water treatment system between the enactment of these rules and July 1, 1990, during which a testing protocol has not been approved for the water treatment system or the water treatment system has not been tested and certified by an approved third-party testing agency.
“Third-party testing agency” means an independent laboratory which is authorized by the department to conduct performance testing and is not wholly or partially owned or managed by the manufacturer of the water treatment system to either conduct performance laboratory testing of water treatment systems or conduct laboratory audits of manufacturers’ facilities and data.
“Water treatment system” means a water treatment device or assembly for which a claim is made that it will improve the quality of public or private drinking water by reducing one or more health-related contaminants through mechanical, physical, chemical or biological processes or combinations of the processes. Each model of a water treatment system shall be deemed a distinct water treatment system.