80-15-202. Monitoring programs. (1) The department or the department of environmental quality shall conduct monitoring programs to determine:

(a) whether residues of agricultural chemicals are present in ground water; and

(b) the likelihood of an agricultural chemical to enter ground water, if either department determines that sufficient valid scientific data is available to reasonably predict the behavior of a particular agricultural chemical in the soil.

(2) The department and the department of environmental quality shall evaluate all information relating to this section that is received from any person, based upon standard procedures, protocols, and confirmatory procedures established by rule. Information found to be insufficient based on the adopted procedures and protocols, including analytical results, may be used only for informational purposes.