Amending Certain Portions of Chapter 17 Sewers and Water

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( 8) Compliance schedule reports must be submitted by any nonresidential discharger not subject to Categorical Standards who is not in compliance with the terms and conditions of this Ordinance . (j ) Emergency Suspension of Service and Permit. The Board of Wastewater Commissioners may for good cause shown suspend the wastewater treatment service and the Discharge Permit of a nonresidential discharger when an actual or threatened discharge presents or may present an imminent or substantial danger to the health or welfare of persons, substantial danger to the environment, interfere with the operations of the wastewater treatment plan, or violate any pretreatment limits imposed by this Ordinance . Any nonresidential discharger notified of the suspension of treatment service and/or permit shall cease all discharges to the sewer system. In the event of failure of the nonresidential discharger to comply voluntarily with the suspension order within the specified time, the Board of Wastewater Commissioners shall commence judicial proceedings immediately thereafter to compel the Nonresidential User ' s compliance with such order. (k) Revocation of Permit. The Board of Wastewater Commissioners may revoke the permit of a nonresidential discharger which fails to : ( 1) Notification of Violation; Administrative Adjustment. Whenever the Board of Wastewater Commissioners finds that a Permittee has engaged in conduct which justifies revocation of its Permit, pursuant to Section 17-33 (k) hereof, the Board shall serve or cause to be served upon such Permittee a written notice by certified mail , return receipt requested, stating the nature of the alleged violation. Within fifteen ( 15) days of the date of receipt of the notice, the permittee shall respond in writing to the Board of Wastewater Commissioners advising of its position with respect to the allegations. Thereafter the parties shall meet within 15 days to establish a plan for the satisfactory correction of all confirmed violations. (m) Show Cause Hearing . Where the violation of Section 17-33(1) hereof is not corrected by timely compliance by means of Administrative Adjustment, the Board of Wastewater Commissioners may order any discharger which causes or allows conduct prohibited by Section 17-33(1) hereof, to show cause before the Board or its duly authorized representative, why the proposed permit revocation should not be taken. A written notice shall be served on the discharger by personal service, certified or registered , return receipt requested, specifying the time and place of a hearing to be held by the Board or its designee regarding the violation, the reasons why the enforcement action is to be taken, the proposed enforcement action, and directing the discharger to show cause before the Board or its designee why the proposed enforcement action should not be taken. The notice of the hearing shall be served not less than 10 days before the hearing. Service may be made on any agent, officer, or authorized representative of a discharger . The proceedings at the hearing shall be considered by the Board which shall then enter appropriate orders with respect to the alleged improper activities of the discharger. (n) Judicial Proceedings .