§ 50.114 AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES.
    A user shall have an affirmative defense in any action brought against him alleging a violation of the general prohibitions in § 50.110 above and specific prohibitions in § 50.111 above where the user can demonstrate that:
   (A)   It did not know or have reason to know that its discharge, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, would cause pass through or interference; and
   (B)   A local limit designed to prevent pass through and/or interference, as the case may be, was developed in accordance with § 50.112 for each pollutant in the user's discharge that caused pass through or interference, and the user was in compliance with each such local limit directly prior to and during the pass through or interference; or
   (C)   If a local limit designed to prevent pass through and/or interference, as the case may be, has not been developed in accordance with § 50.112 for the pollutant(s) that caused the pass through or interference, the user's discharge directly prior to and during the pass through or interference did not change substantially in nature or constituents from the user's prior discharge activity when the POTW was regularly in compliance with the POTW's NPDES permit requirements and, in the case of interference, applicable requirements for sewage sludge use or disposal.
Ord. 11-01, passed 1-3-11; Am. Ord. 19-04, passed 5-6-19; Am. Ord. 22-07, passed 5-2-22; Am. Ord. 23-06, passed 4-4-23)