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A.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> may issue<\/span> emergency orders<\/span> in any case where there is an imminent danger to the public health and welfare resulting from the operation of any waterworks<\/span> or the source of a water supply<\/span>. The Commissioner<\/span> may order<\/span> the immediate cessation of the operation of any waterworks<\/span> or the use of any water supply<\/span> or the correction of any condition causing the production or distribution of any water constituting an imminent danger to the public health and welfare. Emergency orders<\/span> shall be effective for a period determined by the Commissioner<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> An emergency order<\/span> issued by the Commissioner<\/span> may be appealed in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEMERGENCY ORDERS; APPEAL (\u00a7 32.1-175)\n\nA. The Commissioner may issue emergency orders in any case where there is an\nimminent danger to the public health and welfare resulting from the operation of\nany waterworks or the source of a water supply. The Commissioner may order the\nimmediate cessation of the operation of any waterworks or the use of any water\nsupply or the correction of any condition causing the production or distribution\nof any water constituting an imminent danger to the public health and welfare.\nEmergency orders shall be effective for a period determined by the Commissioner.\n\nB. An emergency order issued by the Commissioner may be appealed in accordance\nwith the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 62.1-62; 1964, c. 475; 1968, c. 659; 1977, c. 7; 1979, c.\n711; 1986, c. 615.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}