(A) Section 507 of the Act, as codified in 33 U.S.C. section 1251 et seq., provides that “No person shall fire, or in any other way discriminate against, or cause to be fired or discriminated against, any employee or any authorized representative of employees by reason of the fact that such employee or representative has filed, instituted, or caused to be filed or instituted any proceeding under this Act, or has testified or is about to testify in any proceeding resulting from the administration or enforcement of the provisions of this Act.”
(B) In the implementation of the control authority’s delegated pretreatment program, the control authority implements those parts of the Act applicable to the National Pretreatment Program. Control authority enforcement personnel regularly interact with users and employees of users covered by the requirements of the Act. Such employees are afforded protections from discrimination when they engage in protected activities such as but not limited to participation in compliance assurance activities conducted by control authority enforcement personnel.
(C) In accordance with Section 507 of the Act and the purpose and policy set forth in § 55.001, the following requirements are established to ensure that information on the employee protections afforded by the Act is readily available to all persons afforded such protections under the Act.
(Ord. 6619, passed 1-28-13)