§22-23-49. Powers and duties of board in administration of article.

To carry out the provisions and purposes of this article, the board is authorized and empowered to:

(1) Perform any and all acts necessary to carry out the purposes and requirements of this article relating to the adoption and enforcement of state primary drinking water regulations and state secondary drinking water regulations;

(2) Administer and enforce the provisions of this article and all rules, regulations and orders promulgated or issued under this article;

(3) Receive financial and technical assistance from the federal government and other public or private agencies;

(4) Participate in related programs of the federal government, other states, interstate agencies or other public or private agencies or organizations;

(5) Establish adequate fiscal controls and accounting procedures to assure proper disbursement of and accounting for funds appropriated or otherwise provided for the purpose of administering requirements of this article;

(6) Maintain such records as may be required by the administrator pursuant to the federal act;

(7) Delegate the authority to carry out the duties as deemed appropriate for the purpose of administering requirements of this article;

(8) Establish and collect fees for the purpose of certifying or giving approval to any governmentally or privately owned laboratory desiring to perform laboratory analyses for water suppliers in a manner required by the board;

(9) Collect fees from any supplier of water willfully or negligently causing the board to perform extraordinary or repetitive inspections, a sum equivalent to that expended by the board for its performance of additional inspections; and

(10) Promulgate such regulations as are necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this article.

(Acts 1977, No. 805, p. 1389, §21.)