Section 35-11-304 - Administrator required to delegate certain management functions to local governmental entities(a) To the extent requested by a municipality, water and sewer district or county, the administrator of the water quality division, with the approval of the director, shall delegate to municipalities, water and sewer districts or counties which apply the authority to enforce and administer within their boundaries the provisions of W.S. 35-11-301(a)(iii) and (v), including the authority to develop necessary rules, regulations, standards and permit systems and to review and approve construction plans, conduct inspections and issue permits. Any authority delegated under this section shall be subject to the following conditions:(i) The delegation of authority under this section is limited to small wastewater facilities, publicly owned or controlled sewage collection and water distribution facilities and publicly owned or controlled nondischarging treatment works;(ii) The delegation of authority under this section shall be by written agreement signed by the administrator and the local elected representative empowered to do so;(iii) The local governmental entity has established rules, regulations and standards for the issuance of permits required under W.S. 35-11-301(a)(iii) and (v) which standards shall be at least as stringent as those promulgated by the state under W.S. 35-11-302(a)(iii);(iv) The local governmental entity shall demonstrate to the administrator that all facilities will be approved by a registered professional engineer or city or county sanitarian for small wastewater facilities or other qualified individual approved by the water quality division administrator, and that it employs a properly certified waste treatment plant operator responsible for operation and maintenance of the treatment works in a manner at least as stringent as the department of environmental quality would require;(v) The administrator shall periodically review the standards and administrative and enforcement programs of each local governmental entity receiving a delegation of authority under this section and may with the consent of the director revoke or temporarily suspend the delegation agreement entered into with any entity which has failed to perform its delegated duties or has otherwise violated the terms of its agreement of delegation.