§ 17-0901 — Hearings

§ 17-0901. Hearings.\n 1. Public hearings shall be conducted by the commissioner, or his duly\ndesignated representative or representatives prior to issuance of an\norder directing any person to discontinue discharge of sewage,\nindustrial waste or other wastes which contravene the standards\nestablished for any waters of the state or standards, criteria,\nlimitations, rules or regulations promulgated or applied pursuant to\ntitle 8 hereof.\n 2. The hearings herein provided may be conducted by the commissioner,\nor by the duly designated hearing officer or officers, at any time and\nplace.\n 3. A record, or summary thereof, of the proceedings of said hearings\nshall be made and filed with the department. If requested to do so by\nany party concerned with said hearing, the full stenographic notes of\nthe testimony presented at said hearing shall be taken and filed. The\nstenographer shall, upon the payment of his fees allowed by law\ntherefor, furnish a certified transcript of the whole or any part of his\nnotes to any party to the action requiring the same.\n 4. In any such hearing, the hearing officer or any member of the\nhearing panel, may administer oaths, examine witnesses, and issue, in\nthe name of the department, notices of hearings and subpoenas requiring\nthe attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence\nrelevant to any matter involved in any such hearing. A designation of a\nperson or persons by the commissioner to perform the functions herein\nauthorized shall be in writing and filed in the department.\n 5. In case of contumacy or refusal to obey a notice of hearing or\nsubpoena issued under this section, the supreme court shall have\njurisdiction, upon application of the commissioner or his duly\ndesignated representative, to issue an order requiring such person to\nappear and testify or produce evidence, as the case may require, and any\nfailure to obey such order of the court may be punished by said court as\na contempt thereof.\n