(a) The City may suspend wastewater treatment service or a wastewater discharge permit of a discharger when suspension is necessary, in the opinion of the City, to stop an actual or threatened discharge which presents or may present an imminent or substantial endangerment to the health or welfare of persons or to the environment, which causes interference to the POTW or which causes the POTW to violate any condition of its NPDES permit.
(b) Any person notified of a suspension of wastewater treatment service or of a wastewater discharge permit shall immediately stop or eliminate the discharge. In the event a person fails to comply voluntarily with the suspension order, the City shall take such steps as are deemed necessary, including immediate severance or blockage of the sewer connection, to prevent or minimize damage to the POTW system or endangerment to any individuals. The City shall reinstate the wastewater contribution permit or the wastewater treatment service only upon proof of the elimination of the noncomplying discharge. A detailed written statement submitted by the user describing the causes of the harmful contribution and the measures taken to prevent any future occurrence, shall be submitted to the City within fifteen days of the date of the occurrence.
(Ord. 92-19. Passed 9-21-92.)