1. The commission shall adopt rules to implement this chapter .
2. When groundwater standards are proposed by the commission, all available information to develop the standards shall be considered, including federal regulations and all relevant information gathered from other sources. A public hearing shall be held in each congressional district prior to the submittal of a report on standards to the general assembly. This report on how groundwater standards may be a part of a groundwater protection program shall be submitted by the department to the general assembly for its consideration by January 1, 1989.