A. The Board shall have authority to make rules for the control of sanitation on all property located within any reservoir or drainage basin, which shall include but not be limited to rules:

1. Relating to the collection and disposal of domestic and industrial wastes within any reservoir or drainage basin;

2. Prohibiting the dumping of garbage, trash or other wastes or contaminated material within any reservoir or drainage basin; and

3. Providing that all wastes originating within any reservoir or drainage basin shall be disposed of in a manner approved by the Board, and that the plans and specifications for any disposal system shall be approved by the Department prior to the construction of any such system.

B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to:

1. Any lake, body of water, or reservoir owned or controlled by any city, town or municipality of this state, unless such city, town or municipality shall, by duly enacted ordinance, elect to come under the provisions of this section; and

2. Impounded water on privately owned land not open to public use.

C. The Department is hereby authorized to:

1. Conduct research, studies, demonstrations and investigations relating to the use and reuse of wastewater;

2. Accept, use, disburse and administer grants, allotments, gifts, devises, bequests, appropriations and other monies, equipment or property furnished or given to the Department, for the purposes and intent of this article and enter into contracts therefor; and

3. Utilize such personnel, equipment, laboratories and other resources which it has or which may become available through state-appropriated funds, federal grants or from other sources for such purpose.

Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 9, § 912, operative July 1, 1963; Laws 1993, c. 145, § 80, eff. July 1, 1993. Renumbered from Title 63, § 1-912 by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 359, eff. July 1, 1993.