(A) The county, through the Director of the City Sewer Department or his or her designee, to insure compliance with this chapter, and as permitted through 40 C.F.R. Subch. N and 401 KAR 5:055, may take the following enforcement steps against users in non-compliance with this chapter. The remedies available to the POTW include injunctive relief, civil and criminal penalties, immediate discontinuance of discharges and/or water service and the publishing of the list of significant violators annually. The enforcement authority shall be vested in the Director of the City Sewer Department or his or her designee.
(B) The Director of the City Sewer Department may suspend the wastewater treatment service and/or an industrial user permit when such suspension is necessary, in the opinion of the city, 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 persons, to the environment, causes interference to the POTW or causes the county to violate any condition of its NPDES/KPDES permit.
(C) Any user notified of a suspension of the wastewater treatment service and/or the industrial user permit shall immediately stop or eliminate the contribution. In the event of a failure of the person to comply voluntarily with the suspension order, the City Sewer Department shall take such steps as deemed necessary including immediate severance of the sewer connection, to prevent or minimize damage to the POTW system or endangerment to any individuals. The City Sewer Department shall reinstate the industrial user permit and/or the wastewater treatment service upon proof of the elimination of the non-complying discharge. A detailed written statement submitted by the user describing the causes of the harmful contribution and the measures taken to prevent any future occurrence shall be submitted the City Sewer Department within 15 days of the date of occurrence.
(Ord. 14 (2001), passed 7-19-2001)