A. In addition to any civil and criminal penalty which may be imposed for violations of this chapter, a user will be liable for all actual costs that may be assessed by the Director on a user of the POTW who discharges wastes containing non-permissible quantities of prohibited substances into the public sewer system. The Director may assess charges based on the extra costs incurred by the City in surveillance, sampling, and testing of the discharges, for additional operating and maintenance expenses, for equipment and facility repair and replacement costs, including overhead charges, and for any other action required to identify, handle, process, or supplement normal activities due to the unauthorized discharge of wastes.

B. The Director may suspend sewer service to a user for any of the following reasons:

C. Before suspending sewer service as provided herein the Director will give written notice to the user of the suspension and an opportunity to appear before the Director on any disputed matter relative to the proposed suspension, except that if a discharge is a threat to the public health, safety, and welfare, the Director may suspend sewer service immediately and without notice. The suspension of sewer service may be accomplished by physically cutting and blocking the building connection. The actual cost for disconnecting and reconnecting the sewer service must be paid by the affected user to the Department.

D. Upon notice of the final determination by the Director of an assessment owing, the user must tender the fee allowed within ten days of the date ordered by the Director.

E. Any unauthorized discharge not corrected, or assessment not tendered, is hereby declared to be, and is, a public nuisance, which may be abated by order of a court of competent jurisdiction and its continued operation is unlawful. The remedy provided herein is in addition to any other remedy authorized by this chapter. (Ord. No. G-3662, § 1; Ord. No. G-6740, § 1, 2020)