This article does not diminish or alter the authority of the supervisor to deny, revoke, or suspend permits to meet the division's purpose to protect public health and safety and environmental quality, including the reduction and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, or the supervisor's repeated obligation pursuant to this division to supervise certain oil and gas related operations to prevent, as far as possible, damage to life, health, property, natural resources, or underground and surface waters suitable for irrigation or domestic purposes, among other reasons.
Ca. Pub. Res. Code § 3291