§ 35-11-110 — Powers of administrators of the divisions

(a) The administrators of the air quality, land quality
and water quality divisions, under the control and supervision
of the director, shall enforce and administer this act and the
rules, regulations and standards promulgated hereunder. Each
administrator shall have the following powers:
(i) To serve as executive secretary of their
respective advisory boards without vote;
(ii) To make recommendations to the director
regarding the issuance, denial, amendment, suspension or
revocation of permits and licenses and to make recommendations
to the director regarding the amount of bond to be posted by the
operator to insure reclamation of any affected lands;
(iii) To supervise studies, surveys, investigations,
experiments and research projects assigned by the director and
report all information gained therefrom to the director and the
appropriate advisory board;
(iv) To determine the degrees of air, water or land
pollution throughout the state and the several parts thereof;
(v) To administer, in accordance with this act, any
permit or certification systems which may be established
hereunder;
(vi) To require the owners and operators of any point
source to complete plans and specifications for any application
for a permit required by this act or regulations made pursuant
hereto and require the submission of such reports regarding
actual or potential violations of this act or regulations
thereunder;
(vii) To require the owner or operator of any point
source to:
(A) Establish and maintain records;
(B) Make reports;
(C) Install, use and maintain monitoring
equipment or methods;
(D) Sample effluents, discharges or emissions;
(E) Provide such other information as may be
reasonably required and specified.
(viii) To consult with and report to the appropriate
advisory board and to make written reports of all the activities
of his division to said advisory board at each of its regularly
scheduled meetings;
(ix) To recommend to the director, after consultation
with the appropriate advisory board, that any rule, regulation
or standard or any amendment adopted hereunder may differ in its
terms and provisions as between particular types,
characteristics, quantities, conditions and circumstances of
air, water or land pollution and its duration, as between
particular air, water and land pollution services and as between
particular areas of the state;
(x) To possess such further powers as shall be
reasonably necessary and incidental to the proper performance of
the duties imposed upon the divisions under this act.
(b) The administrator of the land quality division shall
have, in addition to the powers set forth in subsection (a) of
this section, the power to issue, deny, amend, suspend or revoke
licenses and to determine the amount of bonds to be posted by an
operator to insure reclamation of affected lands in accordance
with the specific authority granted the administrator under
article 4 of this act.
(c) The administrator of the solid and hazardous waste
management division shall have the powers set forth in
paragraphs (a)(ii) through (x) of this section.
(d) The administrator of the abandoned mine land division
shall enforce and administer the provisions of W.S. 35-11-1201
through 35-11-1209 and 35-11-1301 through 35-11-1304. He shall
have the powers set forth in paragraph (a)(x) of this section.
(e) The administrator of the industrial siting division
shall enforce and administer the provisions of W.S. 35-12-101
through 35-12-119. He shall have the powers set forth in
paragraph (a)(x) of this section.