(A) The Municipal Utility Commission may order any user who causes or allows an unauthorized discharge to show cause before the Commission why the proposed enforcement action should not be taken. A notice shall be served on the user specifying the time and place of a hearing to be held by the Commission regarding the violation, the reasons why the action is to be taken, the proposed enforcement action, and directing the user to show cause before the Commission why the proposed enforcement action should not be taken. The notice of the hearing shall be served personally or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at least ten days before the hearing. Service may be made on any agent or officer of a corporation.
(B) The Commission may itself conduct the hearing and take the evidence, or may designate a representative to:
(1) Issue in the name of the Commission notices of hearings requesting the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence relevant to any matter involved in such hearings;
(2) Take the evidence; and
(3) Transmit a report of the evidence and hearing, including transcripts and other evidence, together with recommendations to the Commission for action thereon.
(C) At any hearing held pursuant to this chapter, testimony taken must be under oath and recorded stenographically. The transcript, so recorded, will be made available to any member of the public or any party to the hearing upon payment of the usual charges thereof.
(D) After the Commission has reviewed the evidence, it may issue an order so the user responsible for the discharge directing that, following a specified time period, the sewer service be discontinued unless adequate treatment facilities, devices, or other related appurtenances are properly operated. Further orders and directives as are necessary and appropriate may be issued.
(E) If any person discharges sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes into the wastewater disposal system contrary to the provisions of this chapter, federal or state pretreatment requirements, or any order of the Commission, the Commission may commence an action for appropriate legal or equitable relief in the appropriate court of this jurisdiction.
(1995 Code, § 52.122) (Ord. passed 1- -1987)