(A)
The Workforce Manager may immediately suspend a user’s discharge, after formal notice to the user, whenever such suspension is necessary, in the opinion of the Workforce Manager, in order to halt or prevent an actual or threatened discharge which presents or may present an immediate or substantial endangerment to human health, to the welfare of the public, or to the environment, that threatens to interfere with the operation of the POTW, or is causing or will cause the city to violate any condition of its NPDES permit.
(B) Any user notified of a suspension of the waste water treatment service and/or the discharge permit shall immediately stop or eliminate the discharge. In the event of a failure of the person to comply voluntarily with the suspension order, the Workforce Manager shall take such steps as deemed necessary, including, but not limited to, immediate severance of the sewer connection, to minimize damage to the POTW system or endangerment to any individuals or to the environment.
(C) The Workforce Manager shall allow the user to recommence its discharge when the user has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the city that the period of endangerment has passed, unless the termination proceedings set forth in § 51.51 are initiated against the user.
(D) A user that is responsible, in whole or in part, for any discharge presenting imminent endangerment shall submit a detailed written statement, describing the causes of the harmful contribution and the measures taken to prevent any future occurrence, to the Workforce Manager prior to the date of any show cause or termination hearing under §§ 51.47 and 51.51.
(E) The Workforce Manager may deny or condition new or increased discharges by a user or changes in the nature of pollutants discharged by the user, if the discharge does not meet applicable pretreatment standards or will cause the city to violate its NPDES permit.
(F) Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as requiring a hearing prior to any emergency suspension.
(Ord. 500, passed 6-9-01; Am. Ord. 681, passed 8-22-16; Am. Ord. 716, passed 5-13-19)