11.715 Emergency Suspensions.
The WRD Manager may suspend the wastewater permit of an industrial user whenever such suspension is necessary in order to stop an actual or threatened discharge which reasonably appears to present or cause an imminent or substantial endangerment to the health or welfare of persons, interferes with the operation of the municipal wastewater system or which may present an endangerment to the environment.
(1) Any industrial user notified of a suspension of its wastewater permit shall immediately stop or eliminate its contribution. In the event of an industrial user’s failure to immediately comply voluntarily with the suspension order, the WRD Manager may take such steps as deemed necessary, including immediate severance of the sewer connection, to prevent or minimize damage to the system, its receiving stream, or endangerment to any individuals. The WRD Manager may allow the industrial user to recommence its discharge when the user has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the RWRF that the period of endangerment has passed, unless termination proceedings are initiated against the user.
(2) An industrial 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 occurrences to the WRD Manager prior to the date of any show cause or termination hearing.