§ 19-4-106. Director -- Appointment -- Authority.

(1) The executive director shall appoint the director. The director shall serve under the administrative direction of the executive director.

(2) The director shall:

(a) develop programs to promote and protect the quality of the public drinking water supplies of the state;

(b) advise, consult, and cooperate with other agencies of this and other states, the federal government, and with other groups, political subdivisions, and industries in furtherance of the purpose of this chapter;

(c) review plans, specifications, and other data pertinent to proposed or expanded water supply systems to ensure proper design and construction; and

(d) subject to the provisions of this chapter, enforce rules made by the board through the issuance of orders which may be subsequently revoked, which rules may require:

(i) discontinuance of use of unsatisfactory sources of drinking water;

(ii) suppliers to notify the public concerning the need to boil water; or

(iii) suppliers in accordance with existing rules, to take remedial actions necessary to protect or improve an existing water system; and

(e) as authorized by the board and subject to the provisions of this chapter, act as executive secretary of the board under the direction of the chairman of the board.

(3) The director may authorize employees or agents of the department, after reasonable notice and presentation of credentials, to enter any part of a public water system at reasonable times to inspect the facilities and water quality records required by board rules, conduct sanitary surveys, take samples, and investigate the standard of operation and service delivered by public water systems.

Amended by Chapter 360, 2012 General Session