The authority or the town may, for good cause shown, suspend the wastewater treatment service and the wastewater discharge permit of a discharger when it appears to the authority or the town that an actual or threatened discharge presents or threatens an imminent or substantial danger to the health or welfare of persons, substantial danger to the environment, interfere with the operation of the POTW, violate any pretreatment limits imposed by this subchapter or any wastewater discharge permit issued pursuant to this subchapter. Any discharger notified of the suspension of the authority’s wastewater treatment service and/or the discharger’s wastewater discharge permit, shall within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the authority and the town, cease all discharges. In the event of failure of the discharger to comply voluntarily with the suspension order within the specified time, the authority shall commence judicial proceedings immediately thereafter to compel the discharger’s compliance with such order. The authority shall reinstate the wastewater discharge permit and/or the wastewater treatment service and terminate judicial proceedings pending proof by the discharger of the elimination of the non-complying discharge or conditions creating the threat of imminent or substantial danger as set forth above. Furthermore, if the discharge appears to present a treat that requires a more immediate response from the POTW then the POTW shall have the authority, on its own, to halt or prevent such discharge (this includes notice to the affected user and an opportunity to respond). Additionally, the control authority shall be able to seek injunctive relief against all users of the POTW for all violations of pretreatment standards or requirements, whether or not such users have actually been permitted.
(Ord. 2015-6-1, passed 7-13-2015)