(A) The city may institute a civil action for an injunction to restrain violations of this chapter.
(B) (1) The city may, upon discovering an ongoing or potential discharge of pollutants to the POTW which reasonably appears to present an imminent danger to the health or welfare of persons, seek and obtain from the Circuit Court of Madison County a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction to halt or prohibit such discharge.
(2) Prior to the filing of such petition, the discharger shall be given informal notice of the city’s intention to file such action. Methods of informal notice shall include, but not be limited to any of the following: personal conversation between discharger and the city employees; telephone calls; letters; hand delivered messages; or notices posted at the discharger’s premises or point of discharge.
(3) Personal contact between city personnel and the discharger shall be attempted, but shall not be a condition precedent to the city petitioning for and obtaining a temporary restraining order.
(Prior Code, § 51.166) (Ord. 88-9, passed 9-20-1988)