The Town Engineer may decline to issue or reissue a wastewater
discharge permit to any user who has failed to comply with any provision
of this Part 1, a previous wastewater discharge permit or order issued
hereunder or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, unless
such user first files a satisfactory bond, payable to the Town of
Amherst, in a sum not to exceed a value determined by the Town Engineer
to be necessary to achieve consistent compliance.
The Town Engineer may decline to issue or reissue a wastewater
discharge permit to any user who has failed to comply with any provision
of this Part 1, a previous wastewater discharge permit or order issued
hereunder or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, unless
the user first submits proof that it has obtained financial assurances
sufficient to restore or repair damage to the POTW caused by its discharge.
A violation of any provision of this Part 1, a wastewater discharge
permit or order issued hereunder or any other pretreatment standard
or requirement is hereby declared a public nuisance and shall be corrected
or abated as directed by the Town Engineer. Any person(s) creating
a public nuisance shall be liable to the Town of Amherst for any costs
incurred in removing, abating or remedying said nuisance.
Users, which have not achieved compliance with applicable pretreatment
standards and requirements, are not eligible to receive a contractual
award for the sale of goods or services to the Town. Existing contracts
for the sale of goods or services to the Town held by a user found
to be in significant noncompliance with pretreatment standards or
requirements may be terminated at the discretion of the Town Engineer.