(1) The following divisions are created within the department:
(a) the Division of Air Quality, to administer:
(i) Chapter 2, Air Conservation Act; and
(ii) Chapter 2a, Air Quality - Special Provisions;
(b) the Division of Drinking Water, to administer Chapter 4, Safe Drinking Water Act;
(c) the Division of Environmental Response and Remediation, to administer:
(i) Chapter 6, Part 3, Hazardous Substances Mitigation Act; and
(ii) Chapter 6, Part 4, Petroleum Storage Tank Act;
(d) the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control, to administer:
(i) Chapter 3, Radiation Control Act;
(ii) Chapter 6, Part 1, Solid and Hazardous Waste Act;
(iii) Chapter 6, Part 2, Hazardous Waste Facility Siting Act;
(iv) Chapter 6, Part 5, Solid Waste Management Act;
(v) Chapter 6, Part 6, Lead Acid Battery Disposal;
(vi) Chapter 6, Part 7, Used Oil Management Act;
(vii) Chapter 6, Part 8, Waste Tire Recycling Act;
(viii) Chapter 6, Part 11, Industrial Byproduct Reuse;
(ix) Chapter 6, Part 12, Disposal of Electronic Waste Program; and
(x) Chapter 6, Part 13, Testing and Disposal of Solar Panel Waste; and
(e) the Division of Water Quality, to administer Chapter 5, Water Quality Act.
(2) Each division is under the immediate direction and control of a division director appointed by the executive director.
(3)
(a) A division director shall possess the administrative skills and training necessary to perform the duties of division director.
(b) A division director shall hold one of the following degrees from an accredited college or university:
(i) a four-year degree in physical or biological science or engineering;
(ii) a related degree; or
(iii) a degree in law.
(4) The executive director may remove a division director at will.
(5) A division director shall serve as the executive secretary to the policymaking board, created in Section 19-1-106, that has rulemaking authority over the division director's division.