14.24.070 Emergency suspensions.

(A) The city manager or his designee may suspend the wastewater treatment service and/or wastewater permit of an industrial user whenever such suspension is necessary in order to stop an actual or threatened discharge presenting or causing an imminent or substantial endangerment to the health or welfare of persons, the POTW, or the environment.

(B) Any user notified of a suspension of the wastewater treatment service and/or the wastewater permit shall immediately stop or eliminate its contribution. In the event of a user's failure to immediately comply voluntarily with the suspension order, the city manager or his designee shall take such steps as deemed necessary, including immediate severance of the sewer connection, to prevent or minimize damage to the individuals. The city manager or his designee shall allow the user to recommence its discharge when the endangerment has passed, unless the termination proceedings, as set forth in Section 14.24.090 of this chapter, are initiated against the user.

(C) An industrial user which is responsible, in whole or in part, for imminent endangerment shall submit a detailed written statement describing the causes of the harmful contribution and the measures taken to prevent any future occurrence to the city manager or his designee prior to the date of the hearing described in subsection (B) of this section.