Overview
The director is hereby authorized to appoint voluntary water quality monitors to serve at the will and
pleasure of the director. All such monitors appointed pursuant hereto shall be eighteen years of age or over
and shall be bona fide residents of this state. Such monitors are authorized to take water samples of the
waters of this state at such times and at such places as the director shall direct and to forward such water
samples to the director for analysis.
The director is authorized to provide such monitors with such sampling materials and equipment as he or she
deems necessary: Provided, that such equipment and materials shall at all times remain the property of the
state and shall be immediately returned to the director upon his or her direction. Such monitors shall not
be construed to be employees of this state.
The director shall conduct schools to instruct said monitors in the methods and techniques of water sample
taking and issue to said monitors an identification card or certificate showing their appointment and
training. Upon a showing that any water sample as herein provided was taken and analyzed in conformity with
standard and recognized procedures, such sample and analysis is admissible in any court of this state for
the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this article.