Pennsylvania Statutes Title 27 Pa.C.S.A. Environmental Resources § 3133. Enforcement orders

(a) Issuance.--The department may issue orders necessary to aid in the enforcement of this chapter. An order may be issued if the department finds that a person is in violation of this chapter or of a regulation issued under this chapter. The department may, in its order, require compliance with terms and conditions necessary to effect the purposes of this chapter.

(b) Effective date.--An order issued under this section shall take effect upon notice unless the order specifies otherwise.

(c) Other remedies preserved.--The right of the department to issue an order under this section is in addition to any penalty which may be imposed or any other action taken under this chapter.

(d) Duty to comply.--It shall be the duty of any person to proceed diligently to comply with any order issued by the department under this section. If such person fails to proceed diligently or fails to comply with the order within such time, if any, which may be specified in the order, the person shall be guilty of contempt and shall be punished by the court in an appropriate manner. For this purpose, application may be made by the department to the Commonwealth Court, which court is hereby granted jurisdiction.