(a) The City may order any user who causes or allows an unauthorized discharge to enter the POTW to show cause before an Administrative Panel comprised of the City Solicitor, Water Reclamation Superintendent, Pretreatment Analyst, representative user from another City comparable to the violator and the Utilities Superintendent why the proposed enforcement action should not be taken. The Administrative Panel shall report its findings to the City Manager and make recommendations for action.
(Ord. 25-93. Passed 5-3-93.)
(Ord. 25-93. Passed 5-3-93.)
(b) The Administrative Panel may itself conduct the hearing and take the evidence, or may designate any of its members or any officer or employee of the assigned department to:
(1) Issue in the name of the Administrative Panel notices of hearings requesting the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence relevant to any matter involved in such hearings;
(2) Take the evidence; and
(3) Transmit a report of the evidence and hearing, including transcripts and other evidence, together with recommendations to the Administrative Panel for action thereon.
(c) At any hearing held pursuant to this chapter, testimony taken shall be under oath, and recorded stenographically. The transcript, so recorded, shall be made available to any member of the public or any party to the hearing upon payment of the usual charges thereof.
(d) After the Administrative Panel has reviewed the evidence, it shall report and make recommendations to the City Manager. An order to the user responsible for the discharge directing that, following a specified time period, the sewer service be discontinued unless adequate treatment facilities, devices or other related appurtenances shall have been installed or existing treatment facilities, devices or other related appurtenances are properly operated. Further orders and directives as are necessary and appropriate may be issued.
(Ord. 42-87. Passed 8-17-87.)