(a) The City, by and through its Chairman of the Water Pollution Control Board, or other duly authorized representative, may, for good cause shown, shall immediately suspend the wastewater treatment service and the wastewater discharge permit of a industrial user, after informal notice, when it appears that actual or threatened discharge presents or may present an imminent or substantial danger to the health or welfare of persons, substantial danger to the environment, interfere with the operation of the POTW, or violate any pretreatment limits imposed by these rules and regulations or any wastewater discharge permit issued pursuant to these rules and regulations.
(1) Any industrial user so notified of the suspension of the City's wastewater treatment service and/or the industrial user's wastewater discharge permit, shall, immediately or within a reasonable period of time as determined by the Chairman of the Board, cease all discharges. In the event the industrial user fails to comply voluntarily with the suspension notice within the time specified therein, the Chairman of the Board shall, without further notice to the industrial user and without the scheduling of a show cause hearing immediately commence judicial proceedings to compel the industrial user's compliance with such suspension notice and to exact civil penalties, if any, which may be due for or as a result of the industrial user's noncompliance. The Chairman of the Board may reinstate the wastewater discharge permit and/or the wastewater treatment service and terminate any judicial proceedings pending upon submission of written proof by the industrial user that it has eliminated the noncomplying discharge or conditions creating the threat of imminent or substantial danger as set forth above.
(2) A user that is responsible, in whole or in part, for any discharge presenting imminent endangerment shall submit a detailed written statement, describing the causes of the harmful contribution and the measures taken to prevent any future occurrence, to the Chairman prior to the date of any show cause or termination hearing under Sections 915.403 or 915.401 of these regulations.
Nothing in this Section shall be interpreted as requiring a hearing prior to any Emergency Suspension under this Section.
(b) Whenever the Director finds that any industrial user has engaged in conduct which justifies revocation of a wastewater discharge permit or termination of treatment services, pursuant to this section, the Director shall serve upon such industrial user, a written notice either personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested, stating the nature of the alleged violation. Within thirty days of the date of receipt of the notice, the industrial user shall respond personally or in writing to the Director and thereby advise the City of its position with respect to the allegations and submit a plan for satisfactory correction.
(Ord. 30-14. Passed 3-3-14.)