13.16.190 Emergency suspension of sanitary sewerage service and the industrial wastewater discharge permit.
A. The City Manager may suspend an industrial user’s sanitary sewerage service or suspend an industrial user’s industrial waste discharge permit when it appears to the City Manager that an actual or threatened discharge:
1. Presents or may present an imminent or substantial danger to public health and safety;
2. Presents or may present substantial danger to the environment;
3. Interferes or may interfere with the operation of the sanitary sewerage system; or
4. Violates or may violate any pretreatment limits imposed by this chapter or any industrial waste discharge permit issued under this chapter.
B. Any industrial user notified of the suspension of sanitary sewerage service or the industrial user’s industrial waste discharge permit shall within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the City Manager, cease all discharges. If the industrial user to comply voluntarily with the suspension order within the specified time, the City Manager shall take such steps necessary, including immediate severance of the sewer connection, to prevent or minimize damage to the sanitary sewerage system or danger to any individuals. The City Manager shall reinstate the industrial waste discharge permit and the wastewater treatment service upon proof by the industrial user of the elimination of the non-complying discharge. (Ord. 2-2023 § 1 (Att. A), 2023.)