[§342D-19]  Effect of laws, ordinances, and
rules.  (a)  All laws, ordinances, and rules inconsistent with this chapter
shall be void and of no effect.



(b)  Any county may adopt ordinances and rules
governing any matter relating to water pollution control which is not governed
by a rule of the department adopted pursuant to this chapter; provided that any
county ordinance or rule relating to water pollution control shall be void and
of no effect as to any matter regulated by a rule of the department upon the
adoption thereof except as provided in subsection (c).



(c)  Any county desiring to administer its own
laws, ordinances, and rules on the design, construction, and operation of
sewerage and treatment facilities may submit to the director a full and complete
description of the program it proposes to establish and administer under county
law.  In addition, the county shall submit a statement from its corporation
counsel or county attorney that the laws of the county provide adequate
authority and the standards are equal to or more stringent than the standards
of the department to carry out the described program.  The director shall
approve each such submitted program unless the director determines that either
adequate authority does not exist or the proposed standards are less stringent
than those of the department. [L 1989, c 212, pt of §2]