The director of the department of environmental quality shall: 1. Enforce all rules adopted by the department; 2. Hire employees as necessary to carry out the duties of the department and director; 3. Organize the department in the most efficient and effective manner; 4. Maintain, in conjunction with the department of health and human services , a laboratory to carry out the necessary tests and examinations for purposes of this title, and establish a fee schedule for the tests and examinations; 5. Issue bulletins, news releases, or reports as necessary to inform the public of environmental hazards; 6. Establish rules necessary for maintaining sanitation, including rules for approving plans for water works and sewage systems; 7. Maintain a central environmental laboratory and, if necessary, branch laboratories for the standard function of diagnostic, sanitary, and chemical examinations; and 8. Any other action, including the collection and distribution of environmental quality data, necessary and appropriate for the administration of this title and chapters 61 -28, 61-28.1, and 61-28.2.
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