(a) Not withstanding any other provisions of this article, whenever the town or an authorized enforcement agency determines that conditions or activities requiring immediate action to protect public health, safety or welfare, or to provide for compliance with these regulations, rules promulgated hereunder, or town approved construction plans, town forces are authorized to enter at a reasonable time in or upon any property for the purpose of testing, inspecting, investigating, measuring, sampling and correcting such emergency conditions. Failure to admit personnel responding to emergency conditions, as determined and authorized by the authorized enforcement agency, shall constitute a separate violation of this article.
(b) Suspension due to illicit discharges in emergency situations. The town or other authorized enforcement agency may, without prior notice, suspend municipal separate storm sewer system discharge access to a person when such suspension is necessary to stop an actual or threatened discharge which presents or may present imminent and substantial danger to the environment, or to the health or welfare of persons, or to the municipal separate storm sewer system or waters of the United States. If the violator fails to comply with a suspension order issued in an emergency, the town or other authorized enforcement agency may take such steps as deemed necessary to prevent or minimize damage to the municipal separate storm sewer systems or waters of the United States, or to minimize danger to persons.
(c) Suspension due to the detection of illicit discharge. Any person discharging to the municipal separate storm sewer system in violation of this article may have their municipal separate storm sewer system access terminated if such termination would abate or reduce an illicit discharge. The town or other authorized enforcement agency will notify a violator of the proposed termination of its municipal separate storm sewer system access. The violator may petition the town or other authorized enforcement agency for a reconsideration and hearing. It is considered an offense of this article if the person reinstates municipal separate storm sewer systems access to premises terminated pursuant to this section without the prior approval of the authorized enforcement agency.
(Ord. 2008-04, adopted 4-16-08)