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A. The City may terminate water and wastewater disposal service and disconnect an industrial customer from the system when:
1. Acids or chemicals damaging the sewer lines or treatment process are released to the sewer causing rapid deterioration of these structures or interfering with the proper conveyance and treatment of wastewater;
2. A governmental agency informs the City that the effluent from the wastewater treatment plant is no longer of a quality permitted for discharge to a watercourse and it is found that the customer is delivering wastewater to the City's system that cannot be sufficiently treated or requires treatment that is not provided by the City as normal domestic treatment; or
3. The industrial customer:
a. Discharges industrial wastes or wastewater that is in violation of the permit issued by the approving authority;
b. Discharges wastewater at an uncontrolled, variable rate in sufficient quantity to cause an imbalance in the wastewater treatment system;
d. Repeats a discharge of prohibited wastes to public sewers.
B. If the service is disconnected pursuant to subsection A2 of this Section, the City shall:
1. Disconnect the customer;
2. Supply the customer with the governmental agency's report and provide the customer with all pertinent information; and
3. Continue disconnection until such time as the industrial customer provides additional pretreatment or other facilities designed to remove the objectionable characteristics from his industrial wastes. (Ord. 579, 6-7-74)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See Chapter 5 of this Title for payment provisions. |
A. Notice of Violation: The City shall serve persons discharging in violation of this Chapter with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for satisfactory compliance.
B. Continuance of Prohibited Discharges: No person may continue discharging in violation of this Chapter beyond the time limit provided in the notice.
C. Failure to Pay 1 : In addition to sanctions provided for by this Chapter, the City is entitled to exercise sanctions provided for by the other ordinances of the City for failure to pay the bill for water and sanitary sewer service when due.
D. Penalty for Criminal Mischief: The City may pursue all criminal and civil remedies to which it is entitled under authority of statutes and ordinances against a person negligently, wilfully or maliciously causing loss by tampering with or destroying public sewers or treatment facilities. (Ord. 579, 6-7-74)
Notes
| 1 | 2. See Section 8-5-9 of this Title for payment procedures. |
A. A person who continues prohibited discharges is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is subject to penalty as provided in Section 1-4-1 of this Code for each act of violation and for each day of violation.
B. In addition to proceeding under authority of subsection A of this Section, the City is entitled to pursue all other criminal and civil remedies to which it is entitled under authority of statutes or other ordinances against a person continuing prohibited discharges. (Ord. 579, 6-7-74; 1994 Code)