(a) Whenever the City finds that any person has violated or is violating any prohibition, limitation or provision of this chapter, they may serve upon such person a written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time for a satisfactory correction thereof.
(b) If the violation is not corrected by timely compliance, the City may order any person who causes or allows any unauthorized discharge to show cause before the Utility Committee of Council why service should not be terminated. A notice shall be served on the offending party, specifying the time and place of a hearing to be held by the Utility Committee regarding the violation, and directing the offending party to show cause before the Utility Committee why an order should not be made directing the termination of service. The notice of the hearing shall be served personally or by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) at least thirty days before the hearing. Service may be made on any agent or officer of a corporation.
(c) The Utility Committee may itself conduct the hearing and take the evidence, or may designate any of its members or any officer or employee of the City to:
(1) Issue in the name of the Utility Committee notices of hearings requesting the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence relevant to any matter involved in any such hearings.
(2) Take the evidence.
(3) Transmit a report of the evidence and hearing, including transcripts and other evidence, together with recommendations to the Utility Committee for action thereon.
(d) At any public hearing, testimony taken before the Utility Committee or any person designated by it must be under oath and recorded stenographically. The transcript, so recorded, will be made available to any member of the public or any part to the hearing upon payment of the usual charges therefor.
(e) After the Utility Committee has reviewed the evidence, it may issue an order to the party 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 have been installed or existing treatment facilities, devices or other related appurtenances are properly operated, and such further orders and directives are as necessary and appropriate.
(f) Any discharge in violation of the substantive provisions of this chapter or an order of the Utility Committee shall be considered a public nuisance. If any person discharges sewage, industrial wastes or other wastes into the City treatment system contrary to the substantive provisions of this chapter, or any order of the Utility Committee, the Utility Committee shall commence an action for appropriate legal and/or equitable relief.
(Ord. 1328. Passed 12-20-82.)