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(A) To the extent permitted by applicable law, information and data on a user obtained from reports, questionnaires, permit applications, permits and monitoring programs and from inspections shall be available to the public or other governmental agencies without restriction unless the user specifically requests and is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of YCWSD and POTW that the release of the information would divulge information, processes or methods of production entitled to protection as trade secrets of the user.
(B) (1) To the extent permitted by applicable law, when requested by the person furnishing a report, the portions of a report which might disclose trade secrets or secret processes shall not be made available for inspection by the public but shall be made available upon written request to governmental agencies for uses related to this section, the national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permit, state disposal system permit and/or the pretreatment programs; provided however, that the portions of a report shall be available for use by the state or any state agency in judicial review or enforcement by the state or any state agency in judicial review or enforcement proceedings involving the person furnishing the report.
(2) Wastewater constituents and characteristics will not be recognized as confidential information.
(C) To the extent permitted by applicable law, information accepted by YCWSD and the POTW as confidential shall not be transmitted to any governmental agency or to the general public by YCWSD or the POTW until and unless a ten-day notification is given to the user.
(‘77 Code, § 7-118) (Ord. 1585, passed 10-21-85; Am. Ord. 102, passed 1-21-02)
(A) YCWSD personnel and other authorized employees of the county, the POTW, SCDHEC or EPA bearing proper identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all user properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(B) YCWSD or the POTW may exclude temporarily any industrial waste, pretreated or not, from the POTW whenever the action is considered necessary for the purpose of determining the effects of the wastes upon the POTW.
(‘77 Code, § 7-119) (Ord. 1585, passed 10-21-85; Am. Ord. 102, passed 1-21-02)
(A) YCWSD or the POTW may suspend the wastewater treatment service and/or a wastewater contribution permit when suspension is necessary, in the opinion of the YCWSD or the POTW, in order to stop an actual or threatened discharge which presents, or may present, an imminent or substantial endangerment to the health or welfare of persons, to the environment, causes interference to the POTW or causes YCWSD or the POTW to violate any condition of any NPDES permit.
(B) Any person notified of a suspension of the wastewater treatment service and/or the wastewater contribution permit shall stop or eliminate immediately the contribution. In the event of a failure of the person to comply voluntarily with the suspension order, YCWSD or the POTW shall take steps as deemed necessary including immediate severance of the sewer connection or water connection, if existing, to prevent or minimize damage to the POTW or endangerment to any individual. YCWSD and/or the POTW shall reinstate the wastewater contribution permit and/or the water or wastewater treatment service upon proof of the elimination of the noncomplying discharge and upon payment of any costs associated with reconnection of the service. 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 YCWSD and the POTW within 15 days of the date of the occurrence.
(‘77 Code, § 7-120) (Ord. 1585, passed 10-21-85; Am. Ord. 102, passed 1-21-02)
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