(A) Suspension of service.
(1) The District may suspend the wastewater treatment service and/or a wastewater discharge permit or permit contract by issuance of a cease and desist order when the District makes the determination that such suspension is necessary. A suspension shall be justified in order to prevent an actual or threatened discharge which presents or may present an imminent or substantial endangerment to the health or welfare of individuals or the environment, causes or may cause interference to the treatment plant or other District operations or causes or may cause the District to violate any condition of its NPDES permit. Additionally, a permit may be suspended for any of the conditions set forth justifying revocation of permit or termination of permit contract as set forth in division (B) below. Nothing in this section will limit the rights of the District to suspend or terminate service pursuant to specific permit or permit contract conditions which may be more stringent.
(2) Any industrial user notified of a suspension of service and/or the wastewater discharge permit or permit contract shall immediately stop or eliminate the discharge.
(3) In the event of a failure of the user to comply voluntarily with the administrative order, the District shall take such steps as deemed necessary to prevent or minimize damage to the POTW or endangerment to persons or the environment.
(4) The District may reinstate the wastewater discharge permit, permit contract and/or the wastewater treatment service upon proof of the elimination of the non-complying discharge.
(B) Revocation of permit/termination of permit contract. Any user who violates the following conditions is subject to having its permit revoked or permit contract terminated:
(1) Any user who knowingly gives or provides a false statement, representation, record, report, plan or other document to the District or falsifies, tampers with or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required under this chapter;
(2) Failure of a user to factually and completely report the wastewater constituents and characteristics of its discharge;
(3) Failure of the user to report significant changes in operations or wastewater constituents and characteristics;
(4) Refusal of reasonable access to the user’s premises for the purpose of inspection or monitoring;
(5) Failure of a user to notify the District immediately of an accidental discharge and/or take appropriate corrective action to prevent a reoccurrence;
(6) Failure of a user to file a periodic compliance report or periodic compliance report in such time and in such manner as is required by this chapter;
(7) Significant violation(s) of the permit or permit contract requirements or conditions and/or violation of this chapter. Any violation of the discharge standards where a constituent concentration is determined to be five times the concentration standard set forth in Exhibit “A” or any series of three or more violations of the same constituent within a one-year period, shall constitute a significant violation; and
(8) Failure to pay fees and charges or penalties established pursuant to this chapter.
(C) Immediate termination of discharge. In the case of an actual or threatened discharge which reasonably appears to present an imminent danger to the health or welfare of persons, the environment or the District or its employees or contractors, the District may, after reasonably attempting to informally notify the user, take all necessary steps to halt or prevent such discharge, including, but not limited to, plugging or physically disconnecting the user’s access to the District wastewater system.
(Ord. 2022-02, passed 3-31-2022)