When the Director of Wastewater finds that a user has violated, or continues to violate, any provision of this Part
2, a wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, the Director of Wastewater may serve upon that user a written notice of violation. Within five days of the receipt of this notice, an explanation of the violation and a plan for the satisfactory correction and prevention thereof, to include specific required actions, shall be submitted by the user to the Director of Wastewater. Submission of this plan in no way relieves the user of liability for any violations occurring before or after receipt of the notice of violation. Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of the Director of Wastewater to take any additional action, including emergency actions or any other enforcement action, without first issuing a notice of violation.
The Director of Wastewater may enter into consent orders, assurances of voluntary compliance or other similar documents establishing an agreement with any user responsible for noncompliance. Such documents will include specific action to be taken by the user to correct the noncompliance within a time period specified by the document. Such documents shall have the same force and effect as the administrative orders issued pursuant to §§
570-70 and
570-71 of this Part
2 and shall be judicially enforceable.
The Director of Wastewater may order a user which has violated, or continues to violate, any provision of this Part
2, a wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, to appear before the Director of Wastewater and show cause why the proposed enforcement action should not be taken. Notice shall be served on the user specifying the time and place for the meeting, the proposed enforcement action, the reasons for such action and a request that the user show cause why the proposed enforcement action should not be taken. The notice of the meeting shall be served personally or by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) at least 30 days prior to the hearing. Such notice may be served on any authorized representative of the user. A show cause hearing shall not be a bar against, or prerequisite for, taking any other action against the user.
When the Director of Wastewater finds that a user has violated, or continues to violate, any provision of this Part
2, a wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, the Director of Wastewater may issue an order to the user responsible for the discharge, directing that the user come into compliance within a specified time. If the user does not come into compliance within the time provided, sewer service may be discontinued unless adequate treatment facilities, devices or other related appurtenances are installed and properly operated. Compliance orders also may contain other requirements to address the noncompliance, including additional self-monitoring and management practices designed to minimize the amount of pollutants discharged to the sewer. A compliance order may not extend the deadline for compliance established for a pretreatment standard or requirement, nor does a compliance order relieve the user of liability for any violation, including any continuing violation. Issuance of a compliance order shall not be a bar against, or a prerequisite for, taking any other action against the user.