* 17-1731. Revocation or modification of permits.\n 1. Every permit for the discharge of sewage from a sewer system or for\nthe discharge of refuse or waste matter from a shop, factory, mill or\nindustrial establishment, shall when necessary to conserve the public\nhealth, be revocable or subject to modification or change by the\ncommissioner on due notice after an investigation and hearing and an\nopportunity for all interested therein to be heard thereon being served\non the public authorities of the municipality owning and maintaining the\nsewer system, or on the proprietor, lessee or tenant of the shop,\nfactory, mill or industrial establishment.\n 2. Plans for any such modification shall be submitted to and approved\nby the department.\n 3. The length of the time after receipt of the notice within which the\ndischarge of sewage or of refuse or waste matter shall be discontinued\nmay be stated in the permit, but in no case shall it exceed two years in\nthe case of a sewer system, or one year in the case of a shop, factory,\nmill or industrial establishment, and if the length of time is not\nspecified in the permit, it shall be one year in the case of a sewer\nsystem, and six months in the case of a shop, factory, mill or\nindustrial establishment.\n 4. On the expiration of the period of time prescribed after the\nservice of a notice of revocation, modification or change from the\ncommissioner, the right to discharge sewage or refuse or waste matter\ninto any of the waters of the state shall cease and terminate and the\nprohibition of section 17-1701 against such discharge shall be in full\nforce as though no permit had been granted, but a new permit may\nthereafter again be granted as hereinbefore provided.\n * NB Expired September 1, 1973\n
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