N.Y. Public Health Law § 1107: Orders of commissioner

§ 1107. Orders of commissioner. 1. When the commissioner, after

investigation of the condition of any public water supply used for

drinking or other domestic purposes, whether maintained and operated by

a municipality, water district or private corporation, company or

individual, shall certify to the board, corporation, company, officer or

person in charge of the maintenance and operation of such water supply

that in his opinion such water supply is so polluted or subject to

dangerous pollution or so inadequate or of such objectionable physical

quality as to constitute a menace to the public health and shall order

reasonable improvements to be made for the protection of public health

and such municipality, water district or private corporation, company or

individual maintaining and operating such water supply shall fail to

carry out such order forthwith, any court of competent jurisdiction may,

upon the application of the commissioner, enforce prompt compliance with

such order.

2. Service of the certificate by the commissioner as aforesaid shall

be made upon the mayor or corporation counsel of the municipality or

upon an officer of the water district or private corporation or company

as the case may be.

3. The commissioner shall promulgate regulations to provide for

immediate public notice, in a manner prescribed by such regulations, of

the existence of a public health hazard concerning any public water

supply.