(a) All industrial users shall notify the City immediately of any discharge violation of this chapter, including slug loadings and discharges which could cause problems to the City, in order to enable countermeasures to be taken by the City Engineer to minimize damage to the wastewater disposal system and the receiving waters. Such notification will not relieve users of liability for any expense, loss or damage to the wastewater disposal system or treatment processes, or for any fines imposed on the City on account thereof under any State or Federal law.
(b) All industrial users shall promptly notify the City in advance of any substantial change in the volume or character of pollutants in their discharge.
(c) The City Engineer may suspend wastewater treatment service and/or a user's wastewater discharge permit when such suspension is necessary, in the opinion of the City Engineer, 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 or to the wastewater disposal system, or an actual or threatened discharge that would cause the City to violate any condition of its NPDES permit.
(d) Any user notified of suspension of wastewater treatment service and/or such user's wastewater discharge permit shall immediately stop the discharge. In the event that the user fails to comply voluntarily with the suspension order, the City Engineer shall take such steps as deemed necessary, including immediate severance of the sewer connection, to prevent or minimize damage to the wastewater disposal system or endangerment to any individuals The City Engineer shall reinstate the wastewater discharge permit and/or the wastewater treatment service upon proof of the elimination of the noncomplying discharge. A detailed written statement submitted by the user describing the causes of the slug or accidental discharge and the measures taken to prevent any future occurrence shall be submitted to the City Engineer within fifteen days of the date of occurrence. (Ord. 88-91. Passed 10-7-1991.)