The City may order a user which has violated or continues to violate any provision of this Chapter, a wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, to appear before the city administrator and show cause why proposed enforcement action should not be taken. Notice shall be served for the hearing, the proposed enforcement action, the reasons for such action, and a request that the user show cause why the proposed enforcement action should not be taken. The notice of the hearing shall be served personally or by regular and certified mail (return receipt requested) at least ten (10) working days prior to the hearing. Such notice may be served on any authorized representative of the user or left attached to the door at the entrance. A show cause hearing shall not be a bar against, or prerequisite for, taking any other action against the user.
A. The city administrator may conduct the hearing and take the evidence, or may designate a hearing officer to issue in the name of the city administrator notices of hearing requesting the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence relevant to any matter involved in the hearing; take the evidence; transmit a report of the evidence and hearing; and, together with recommendations to the city administrator for action thereon.
B. At any hearing held pursuant to this Chapter, testimony taken must be under oath and recorded. The transcript, so recorded, may be made available to any member of the public or any party to the hearing upon payment of the usual charges therefore.
C. After the city administrator has reviewed the evidence, testimony and recommendations, he may issue a compliance order to the user responsible for the discharge directing that, following a specified time period, sewer service will be discontinued unless adequate treatment facilities, devices or other related appurtenances shall have been installed or that existing treatment facilities, devices or other related appurtenances are properly operated. Compliance orders may also contain other requirements to address the compliance, including additional self-monitoring and management practices designed to minimize the amount of pollutants discharged to the sewer. (Ord. 582, 10-9-2019)