§ 9-220
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§9–220.
(a)The Secretary shall order the owner or person in charge of a water supply system, sewerage system, or refuse disposal system to correct the following improper conditions, if, after investigation, the Secretary determines that, because of incompetent supervision or inefficient operation, the water supply system, sewerage system, or refuse disposal system:
(1)Is not producing reasonable results from a sanitary viewpoint;
(2)Is a menace to health or comfort; or
(3)Is causing a nuisance.
(b)The order shall require that the water supply system, sewerage system, or refuse disposal system produce specific, reasonable results within a time that the Secretary sets.
(1)If the water supply system, sewerage system, or refuse disposal system does not produce the required results within the time that the Secretary sets, the Secretary may order the owner or person in charge to appoint, within a time that the Secretary sets, a person approved by the Secretary to take charge of and operate the system in a manner that will secure the results demanded by the Secretary.
(2)The person who is served with an order under paragraph
(1)of this subsection shall pay the salary of the person who is appointed in compliance with the order.