Section 9-221 - Order to alter, extend, or install water supply system, sewerage system, or refuse disposal system; powers of health officer.
§ 9-221. Order to alter, extend, or install water supply system, sewerage system, or refuse disposal system; powers of health officer.
(a) Order by Department - In general.- If, after investigation, the Department determines that any water supply system, sewerage system, or refuse disposal system is a menace to health or comfort or is causing a nuisance, and that conditions cannot be improved sufficiently only by changing the method of operation, the Department may order the owner:
(1) To alter or extend the water supply system, sewerage system, or refuse disposal system; or
(2) To install a new water supply system, sewerage system, or refuse disposal system.
(b) Order by Department - Stating date to complete work.- An order under subsection (a) of this section shall state a reasonable date for completion of the work.
(c) Powers of health officer as to refuse disposal systems.- The Secretary may authorize a health officer:
(1) To investigate refuse disposal systems; and
(2) To enforce any regulation of the Department concerning refuse disposal systems.
[HE § 9-208; 1987, ch. 612, § 2.]