The authorized representative may require compliance with this Chapter or NPDES permit or County permit by issuing written administrative orders. Administrative orders may include stop work orders, cease and desist orders, termination of service orders and immediate termination of service orders.
(a) Stop Work Order. The authorized representative may serve a written stop work order on any person engaged in doing or causing to be done new construction, tenant improvements, alterations or additions, if:
(1) A County permit is required and no permit has been granted by the County;
(2) Work has begun without necessary prior written approval by the authorized representative; or
(3) Violations of this Chapter are found at the site of the new construction, tenant improvements, alterations or additions.
Any person served a stop work order shall stop such work forthwith until written authorization to continue is received from the authorized representative.
(b) Cease and Desist Order. When the authorized representative finds that any industrial/commercial user has violated or threatens to violate any provisions of this Chapter or NPDES permit or County permit the authorized representative may issue a cease and desist order directing the user to:
(1) Comply immediately; or
(2) Comply in accordance with a time schedule specified in the cease and desist order.
A cease and desist order may include modifications in the frequency of monitoring, testing or submission of self-monitoring reports.
(c) Termination of Service. When the authorized representative finds any industrial/commercial user has violated an administrative order, the authorized representative may terminate storm drain service to the user. The user shall be liable for all costs for termination of storm drain service incurred by the user and the County. Storm drain service shall be re-instituted by the authorized representative after the user has complied with all the provisions of the administrative order. The user shall also be liable for all costs for re-instituting storm drain service.
(d) Immediate Termination of Service. The authorized representative may immediately suspend storm drain service and any County permit when such suspension is necessary, in the opinion of the authorized representative, to stop an actual or threatened discharge which presents or may present an imminent and substantial endangerment to the health or welfare of persons or the environment, or which significantly causes pollution to the receiving waters, ground water and natural water courses of the County. Any industrial/commercial user notified that storm drain service NPDES permit or County permit has been suspended shall immediately stop and eliminate the applicable discharges to the storm drain system.
In the event of failure to comply voluntarily with the suspension order, the authorized representative shall take steps as deemed necessary, including immediate severance of storm drain connections. The industrial/commercial user shall be liable for all costs incurred by the County in terminating storm drain service. Storm drain service may be re-instituted by the authorized representative after the actual or threatened discharge has been eliminated. A detailed written statement, submitted by the industrial/commercial user, describing the cause of the harmful discharge and the measures to prevent any future occurrence shall be submitted to the authorized representative within 15 working days of the date of storm drain service termination.
The authorized representative may adopt a proposed compliance schedule submitted by the user, or may adopt a revised compliance schedule if, in the judgment of the authorized representative, the compliance schedule submitted by the user would allow the user to cause harm to the receiving waters and/or County storm drain system.
The authorized representative will notify the user of the adopted compliance schedule in a timely manner. The authorized representative shall not adopt a compliance schedule which does not comply with the applicable Federal guidelines.
(Ord. 3105, passed - -1986; Readopted by Ord. 3587, passed - -1994)