Oregon Statutes 448.175 – Power of Oregon Health Authority to order compliance
Subject to ORS Chapter 183, the Oregon Health Authority:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 448.175
- City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- public notice: means any legal publication which requires an affidavit of publication as required in ORS § 193. See Oregon Statutes 174.104
(1) Shall require that the water suppliers give public notice of violations in the water system.
(2) May refuse to allow expansion of or additional connections to a water system until the water system meets water quality standards and requirements.
(3) May enter an order requiring a water supplier to acquire or construct a water system that provides water that meets the authority’s standards. When the order requires a city to acquire a water system, the system must have the majority of its facilities within the city’s adopted urban growth boundary. When the order is entered upon a city, the procedure described in ORS § 454.235 to 454.255 shall be followed.
(4) May enter an order requiring a water supplier that fails to comply with the schedule prescribed under ORS § 448.140 to cease operation of the water system. [1981 c.749 § 17; 2009 c.595 § 850]