§ 5-515
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§5–515.
(a)After or concurrently with the service of a complaint under this subtitle relating to water appropriation and use, the Department may:
(1)Issue an order that requires the person to whom the order is directed to take corrective action within a time set in the order;
(2)Send a written notice that requires the person to whom the notice is directed to file a written report about the alleged violation; or
(3)Send a written notice that requires the person to whom the notice is directed:
(i)To appear at a hearing before the Department at a time and place the Department sets to answer the charges in the complaint; or
(ii)To file a written report and also to appear at a hearing before the Department at a time and place the Department sets to answer the charges in the complaint.
(b)Any order issued under this section is effective immediately, according to its terms, when it is served.