(A) The city may terminate water and wastewater disposal service and disconnect a customer from the system when:
(1) Acids or chemicals damaging to sewer lines or treatment process are released to the sewer causing rapid deterioration of these structures or interfering with proper conveyance and treatment of wastewater;
(2) A governmental agency informs the city that the wastewater treatment plant is no longer of a quality permitted, 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;
(3) Discharges wastewater at an uncontrolled, variable rate in sufficient quantity to cause an imbalance in the wastewater treatment system;
(4) Fails to pay monthly bills for water and sanitary sewer services when due; or
(5) Repeats a discharge of prohibited waste to public sewers.
(B) If service is discontinued pursuant to subsection (A)(2) above 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 customer provides additional pretreatment or other facilities designed to remove the objectionable characteristic from his or her wastes.
(Prior Code, § 44-158) (Ord. 773, passed 1-6-1987)