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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="9-221" title_number="9" title_name="Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Regulation by State">
  <level label="a">
    <text>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:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>To alter or extend the water supply system, sewerage system, or refuse disposal system; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>To install a new water supply system, sewerage system, or refuse disposal system.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>An order under subsection (a) of this section shall state a reasonable date for completion of the work.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Secretary may authorize a health officer:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>To investigate refuse disposal systems; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>To enforce any regulation of the Department concerning refuse disposal systems.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
