Title 19 Environmental Quality Code Chapter 5 Water Quality Act Section 106 Executive secretary -- Appointment -- Duties.
19-5-106.Executive secretary -- Appointment -- Duties.
The executive secretary shall be appointed by the executive director with the approval of
the board, shall serve under the administrative direction of the executive director, and has the
following duties:
(1) to develop programs for the prevention, control, and abatement of new or existing
pollution of the waters of the state;
(2) to advise, consult, and cooperate with other agencies of the state, the federal
government, other states and interstate agencies, and with affected groups, political subdivisions,
and industries in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter;
(3) to employ full-time employees as necessary to carry out the provisions of this
chapter;
(4) as authorized by the board and subject to the provisions of this chapter, to authorize
any employee or representative of the department to enter at reasonable times and upon
reasonable notice in or upon public or private property for the purposes of inspecting and
investigating conditions and plant records concerning possible water pollution;
(5) to encourage, participate in, or conduct studies, investigations, research, and
demonstrations relating to water pollution and causes of water pollution as necessary for the
discharge of duties assigned under this chapter, including the establishment of inventories of
pollution sources;
(6) to collect and disseminate information relating to water pollution and the prevention,
control, and abatement of water pollution;
(7) to develop programs for the management of sewage sludge;
(8) as authorized by the board and subject to the provisions of this chapter, to enforce
rules made by the board through the issuance of orders which may be subsequently amended or
revoked by the board, which orders may include:
(a) prohibiting or abating discharges of wastes into the waters of the state;
(b) requiring the construction of new control facilities or any parts of them or the
modification, extension, or alteration of existing control facilities or any parts of them, or the
adoption of other remedial measures to prevent, control, or abate water pollution; and
(c) prohibiting any other violation of this chapter or rules made under this chapter;
(9) to review plans, specifications, or other data relative to pollution control systems or
any part of the systems provided for in this chapter;
(10) as authorized by the board and subject to the provisions of this chapter, to exercise
all incidental powers necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including certification to
any state or federal authorities for tax purposes only if the fact of construction, installation, or
acquisition of any facility, land, or building, machinery, or equipment, or any part of them
conforms with this chapter;
(11) to cooperate, where the board finds appropriate, with any person in studies and
research regarding water pollution and its control, abatement, and prevention; and
(12) to represent the state with the specific concurrence of the executive director in all
matters pertaining to water pollution, including interstate compacts and other similar agreements.
Amended by Chapter 114, 1995 General Session
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