Sec. 8. (a) The commissioner may extend the time fixed in a final order issued under the water pollution control laws or IC 13-1-3 (before its repeal) within which any offender is ordered to correct or abate a condition of pollution of any water upon written petition filed with the department not less than thirty (30) days before the time fixed in the order if it appears that: (1) a good faith effort to comply with the order is being made; and (2) it will be impossible for the offender to complete the project of work undertaken within the time fixed. (b) A person who fails or refuses to correct or abate the polluted condition in compliance with the order: (1) within the time fixed; or (2) within the time additionally granted under this section; is subject to the penalties imposed by IC 13-30-4 , IC 13-30-5 , and IC 13-30-8 , and may be subject to criminal prosecution under IC 13-30-10 . [Pre-1996 Recodification Citation: 13-1-3-15.]
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