The village may upon discovering an ongoing or potential discharge of pollutants to village POTW which reasonably appears to present an imminent danger to the health of welfare of persons, seek and obtain from the Circuit Court of Kane County a temporary restraining order or halt to prohibit such discharge. Prior to the filling of such petition, the discharger shall be given informal notice of the village's intention to file such action. Methods of informal notice shall include, but not be limited to, any of the following: personal conversation between discharger and village employees, telephone calls, letters, hand-delivered messages or notices posted at the discharger's premises or point of discharge. Personal contact between village personnel and the discharger shall be attempted but shall not be condition precedent to the village's petition for and obtaining of a temporary restraining order.
(Ord. 03-19, passed 10-20-2003)