75-6-103. Duties of board. (1) The board has general supervision over all state waters that are directly or indirectly being used by a person for a public water supply system or domestic purposes or as a source of ice.
     (2) The board shall, subject to the provisions of 75-6-116, adopt rules and standards concerning:
     (a) maximum contaminant levels for waters that are or will be used for a public water supply system;
     (b) fees, as described in 75-6-108, for services rendered by the department;
     (c) monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting by persons who own or operate public water supply systems;
     (d) requiring public notice to all users of a public water supply system when a person has been granted a variance or exemption or is in violation of this part or a rule or order issued pursuant to this part;
     (e) the issuance of licenses by the department to laboratories that conduct analysis of public water supply systems;
     (f) the siting, construction, operation, and modification of a public water supply system or public sewage system;
     (g) the review of financial viability of a proposed public water supply system or public sewage system, as necessary to ensure the capability of the system to meet the requirements of this part;
     (h) the collection and analysis of samples of water used for drinking or domestic purposes;
     (i) the issuance of variances and exemptions as authorized by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and this part;
     (j) administrative enforcement procedures and administrative penalties authorized under this part;
     (k) standards and requirements for the review and approval of programs that may be voluntarily submitted by suppliers of public water supply systems to prevent water supply contamination from a cross-connection, including provisions to exempt cross-connections from the standards and requirements if all connected systems are department-approved public water supply systems; and
     (l) any other requirement necessary for the protection of public health as described in this part.
     (3) The board may issue orders necessary to fully implement the provisions of this part.

     History: En. Sec. 142, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 70, Ch. 349, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 556, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4903; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 556, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 197, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 645, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 471, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 488, L. 1995.