(A) The city manager may immediately suspend a user's permission to discharge into the system, whenever such suspension is necessary to stop an actual or threatened discharge that could or does cause an imminent or substantial endangerment to the operation of the system, to the environment or the public health, safety or welfare. The city manager may also immediately suspend a user's discharge, after the user is given notice and opportunity to respond, that threatens to interfere with the operation of the system, or that presents, or may present, an endangerment to the environment or the public health, safety or welfare.
(B) Any user notified of the suspension of the user's permission to discharge into the system shall immediately halt discharge into the system. In the event any user fails to immediately comply voluntarily with the suspension order, the city manager may take such steps as deemed necessary, including immediate severance of the sewer connection, to prevent or minimize damage to the system, the receiving waters, to the environment or the public health, safety or welfare. The city manager may allow the user to recommence discharge when the user has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the city manager that the threat of endangerment has passed, unless the termination proceedings set forth in section 19-107 of this article are initiated against the user.
(C) 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 or potentially harmful discharge and the measures taken to prevent any such future occurrence, to the city manager before the date of any order to show cause or termination hearing under sections 19-102 and 19-107 of this article.
(D) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as requiring any hearing before issuance of any suspension order and the taking of any action permitted under this section.
(`64 Code, Sec. 25-72) (Ord. No. 2494)