(A) Any user which experiences an upset in operations which places the user in a temporary state of non-compliance with this chapter or a wastewater discharge permit issued pursuant hereto shall inform the Superintendent within 24 hours of first awareness of the commencement of the upset. Where such information is given orally, a written follow-up report thereof shall be filed by the user with the publicly owned treatment works within five days.
(B) The report shall specify the following.
(1) A description of the upset, the cause thereof, and the impact of the upset on the discharger's compliance status.
(2) Duration of the non-compliance, including the exact date and times of non-compliance, and if the non-compliance continues, the time by which compliance is reasonably expected to occur.
(3) All steps taken or to be taken to reduce, eliminate, and prevent recurrence of such an upset or other conditions of non-compliance.
(Ord. CO-83-4, passed 4-25-83; Am. Ord. PO-98-4, passed 6-8-98)