Section 1107. Orders of commissioner  


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  • 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.