A. Suspension of Service. The city may suspend a user's wastewater treatment service and or a wastewater discharge permit by issuance of a cease and desist order when the city makes the determination that such suspension is necessary in order to prevent an actual or threatened discharge, which presents or may present an imminent and substantial endangerment to the health or welfare of individuals or the environment, causes or may cause interference to the treatment plant or other city operations, or causes or may cause the city to violate any condition of its NPDES permit. Additionally, a permit may be suspended for any of the conditions set forth in Section 13.05.230(B). Nothing in this subsection will limit the rights of the city to suspend or terminate service to specific permit.
Any industrial user notified of a suspension of service and/or the wastewater discharge permit shall immediately stop or eliminate the discharge. In the event of a failure of the user to comply voluntarily with the administrative order, the city shall take such steps as deemed necessary to prevent or minimize damage to city facilities or endangerment to persons or the environment. The city may reinstate the wastewater discharge permit, and/or the wastewater treatment service upon proof of the elimination of the noncomplying discharge.
B. Revocation of Permit/Termination of Permit Contract. Any user who violates the following conditions is subject to having its permit revoked or terminated:
1. Any user who knowingly gives or provides a false statement, representation, record, report, plan, or other document to the city or falsities, tampers with or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required under this chapter;
2. Failure of a user to factually and completely report the wastewater constituents and characteristics of its discharge;
3. Failure of a user to report significant changes in operations or wastewater constituents and characteristics;
4. Refusal of access to a user's premises for the purpose of inspection or monitoring;
5. Failure of a user to notify the city immediately of an accidental discharge and or take appropriate corrective action to prevent a reoccurrence;
6. Failure of a user to file a periodic compliance report, or the report in time and manner as required by this chapter;
7. Significant violations of a permit, or conditions and/or violation of this chapter. Any violation of the discharge standards where a constituent is determined to be five times the concentration standard or any series of three or more violations of the same constituent within a one-year period, shall constitute a significant violation;
8. Failure to pay fees and charges or penalties established and imposed pursuant to this chapter.
C. Immediate Termination of Discharge. In the case of an actual or threatened discharge which reasonably appears to present an imminent and substantial danger to health or welfare of individuals or the environment, the city may after providing reasonable notice to the user, take all necessary steps to halt or prevent such discharge including, but not limited to plugging or physically disconnecting the user's access to the city wastewater system. (Ord. 01-102 § 2(part), 2001).