(A) Industrial users shall notify the City Engineer immediately upon having a slug or accidental discharge of substances or wastewater in violation of this subchapter in order to enable countermeasures to be taken by the City Engineer to minimize damage to the wastewater disposal system and the receiving waters. The notification will not relieve users of liability for any expense, loss or damage to the wastewater disposal system or treatment process, or for any fines imposed on the city on account thereof under any state or federal law. The City Engineer may suspend the wastewater treatment service and/or a wastewater discharge permit when the suspension is necessary, in the opinion of the City Engineer, in order to stop an actual or threatened discharge which presents or may present an imminent or substantial endangerment to the health or welfare of person, the environment or to the wastewater disposal system, or would cause the city to violate any condition of its NPDES or state disposal system per any user notified of a suspension of the wastewater treatment service and/or the wastewater discharge permit shall immediately stop the discharge.
(B) (1) In event of a failure of the user to comply voluntarily with the suspension order, the City Engineer shall take the steps as deemed necessary, including immediate severance of the sewer connection, prevent or minimize damage to the wastewater discharge system or endangerment to any individuals.
(2) The Engineer shall reinstate the wastewater discharge permit and/or the wastewater treatment service proof of the elimination of the non-compliance discharge.
(3) A detailed written statement submitted to the user describing the causes of the slug or accidental discharge and the measures taken prevent any future occurrence shall be submitted to the City Engineer within 15 days of the date of occurrence.
(4) Any additional costs caused discharges to the treatment works of toxics or of incompatible wastes, including the cost of restoring wastewater treatment services, clean up and restoration of the receiving waters and environs and slug disposal, shall be borne by the discharger(s) of wastes, at no expense to the city.
(2002 Code, § 3.91) (Ord. 120, Third Series, effective 7-1-1986; Ord. 157, Third Series, effective 12-1-1987; Ord. 107, Sixth Series, effective 5-22-2009; Ord. 25, Seventh Series, effective 6-5-2015)