83-012 ORD ARTICLE III SEWER USE ORDINANCE

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the general public by the City until and unless a ten (10) day noti- fication is given to the user. SECTION _.36 ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS A. CONTRACT AGREEMENTS Na provision contained herein shall be construed as preventing any agreement or arrangement between the City and any industrial user whereby industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the City for treatment, subject to any applicable state and/or federal limitations and requirements and to payment therefor by the industrial user for all or some portion of the cost to the City involved in the handling and treating of such industrial wastes, as may be established by the City Council. When discharges of waste of unusual strength or character are accepted by the City for treatment, the City may enter into an agree- ment or arrangement providing the following: 1) terms of acceptance by the City; 2) fees, charges and payments for the treatment of waste of unusual stren.gth or character; 3) sewer connections, construction and procedures for dis- charge in accordance with all applicable requirements of the City code; 4) fees and charges for sampling, analysis and reporting results of testing of discharge; 5) provisions for renegotiation ar re-evaluation of agreement elements. B. NOTIFICATION OF VIOLATION Whenever the City finds that any user has violated or is violat- ing this ordinance, wastewater contribution permit and/or any prohi- bition, limitation or requirements herein, the City may serve upon such person a written notice stating the nature of the violation. Within thirty (30) days of the date of the notice, a plan for the satisfactory correction thereof shall be submitted to the City by the user. This thirty (30) day period does not relieve the user of any liability for damages, fees, and other costs incurred by the City due to the user's violation. C. HARMFUL CONTRIBUTIONS The Superintendent, with the recommendation of the City Engineer and with the consent of the City Nianager, may order suspensioxi of the water and/or wastewater treatment service and/or revoke wastewater contribution permit when such suspension or revocation is necessary, in the opinion of the Superintendent, to stop an actual or threatened discharge which presents or may present an imminent or substantial endangerment to the health or the welfare of persons or the environment, cause interference to the POTW, or cause the City to violate any condition of its NPDES permit. Any person notified of an order to suspend the water and/or wastewater treatment service and/or the wastewater contribution permit shall immediately stop or eliminate the contribution. In the event of the failure of the person to comply voluntarily with the suspension order, the City shall take such steps as deemed necessary including immediate suspension of water and/or wastewater treatment service, to prevent or minimize damage to the POTW system or endangerment to any individuals. The Superintendent may resend a suspension order, if the harmful contribution is immediately and voluntarily stopped and the Superintendent has reason to believe it will not recur. The City shall reinstate the wastewater contribution permit and/or the water and/or wastewater treatment service upon proof of the elimination of the non-compliant discharge. 23