Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of this article,
whenever the district operator finds, after investigation, that any
user is causing, engaging in, or maintaining a condition or activity
which, in the judgement of the district operator or the Town Board,
presents an imminent danger to the public health, safety, or welfare,
or to the environment, or is likely to result in severe damage to
the POTW or the environment, and it therefore appears to be prejudicial
to the public interest to allow the condition or activity to go unabated
until notice and an opportunity for a hearing can be provided, the
district operator may, without prior hearing, order such user by notice,
in writing wherever practicable or in such other form as practices
are intended to be proscribed, to discontinue, abate, or alleviate
such condition or activity, and thereupon such person shall immediately
discontinue, abate, or alleviate such condition or activity; or where
the giving of notice is impracticable, or in the event of a user's
failure to comply voluntarily with an emergency order, the district
operator may take all appropriate action to abate the violating condition.
As promptly as possible thereafter, not to exceed 15 calendar days,
the district operator shall provide the user an opportunity to be
heard, in accordance with the provisions of this article.