(a) If any wastewater discharged or proposed to be discharged into the sewage system contains the substances or characteristics herein described, the Director may:
(1) Suspend the wastewater treatment service and/or Wastewater Contribution Permit when such suspension is necessary, in order to stop an actual or threatened discharge which presents or may present an imminent endangerment to the health or welfare of persons, causes interference to the Water Pollution Control Center or its sludge program or causes the City to violate its NPDES permit. Any person or Significant Industrial User (SIU) notified of the suspension of wastewater treatment service and/or the Wastewater Contribution Permit shall immediately stop or eliminate the contribution. In the event of failure of the person or SIU to comply voluntarily with the suspension order, the City shall take such steps as deemed necessary including immediate severance of the sewer connection to prevent or minimize damage to the sewage system or endangerment to any individuals. The City shall reinstate the Wastewater Contribution Permit and/or the wastewater treatment service upon proof of elimination of the noncomplying 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 to the City within fifteen days of the date of occurrence;
(2) Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition or acceptable amount of contaminant before discharge into the sewage system;
(3) Require payment to cover added costs of handling and treating the wastes not covered by existing charges;
(4) Issue Administrative Findings and Orders. The Findings and Orders may include fines of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), compliance schedules, cease and desist orders, or a combination of these. Such findings and orders shall include the factual and legal basis for the Director's action. For the purposes of appeal, the findings and orders issued by the Director shall constitute a final order.
(b) All industrial wastes discharged to the sewage system by SIU's shall, as a minimum, meet the National Pretreatment Standards as promulgated by the Federal Clean Water Act of 1977, as well as any guidelines, limitations and Standards promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, or the City of Fremont, pursuant to such Act.
(c) If the Director requires pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the plans and equipment shall be subject to the review and approval of the Director and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances and laws.
(d) All SIU's may be required to install a suitable structure together with such necessary meters and other appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes if such is not available. Such a structure, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located, and shall be installed by the owner(s) at his expense and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
Other industries than those mentioned above may be required by the Director to install such a structure.
(Ord. 90-2655. Passed 7-5-90.)
(e) The Director may at any time on his own initiative or in response to a petition received from the IU, determine that a non-categorical IU is not a Significant Industrial User (SIU) if the IU has not reasonable potential to adversely affect the sewer system or the operation of the Water Pollution Control Center or for violating any pretreatment standard or requirement.
(Ord. 91-2701. Passed 4-18-91.)