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The City may immediately suspend a user’s discharge permit when suspension is necessary to stop an actual or threatened discharge that reasonably appears to present or cause an imminent or substantial endangerment to the human health or welfare. The City may immediately suspend a user’s discharge permit after notice and opportunity to respond if the discharge threatens to interfere with the operation of the sewage system or may endanger the environment.

A. Any user notified of a suspension of its discharge 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 may take steps, including immediate severance of the sewer connection, to prevent or minimize damage to the sewage system or endangerment to any individuals. The City shall allow the user to recommence its discharge when the user has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the City that the period of endangerment has passed, unless the termination proceedings of this title are initiated against the user.

B. A user that is responsible, in whole or in part, for any discharge presenting 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 prior to the date of any show cause or termination hearing.

Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as requiring a hearing prior to any emergency suspension under this section. [Ord. NS-2182, 2012]