Section 5-515 - Order or notice on receipt of complaint.
§ 5-515. Order or notice on receipt of complaint.
(a) In general.- 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) Effectiveness.- Any order issued under this section is effective immediately, according to its terms, when it is served.
[2007, ch. 365.]