A.
Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of this chapter, whenever
the Superintendent finds, after investigation, that any user is causing,
engaging in, or maintaining a condition or activity which, in the
judgment of the Superintendent, 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 Superintendent 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 Superintendent may take all appropriate action
to abate the violating condition. As promptly as possible thereafter,
not to exceed 15 calendar days, the Superintendent shall provide the
user an opportunity to be heard, in accordance with the provisions
of this article.
A.
When the Superintendent finds that a user has violated, or continues
to violate, any provision of this chapter, an individual wastewater
discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment
standard or requirement, and where water service is also provided
by the Town to such user, water service to the user may be severed
and service will only recommence, at the user's expense, after
it has satisfactorily demonstrated its ability to comply.
B.
Severance of water supply shall not be a bar against, or a prerequisite
for, the Superintendent taking any other action or actions against
the user.
C.
The Superintendent shall notify the user of the proposed water supply
severance. The user may, within 15 calendar days of the mailing date
of such notification, petition the Superintendent to reconnect water
supply service. Such petition shall be in written form and shall be
transmitted to the Superintendent by registered mail. The Superintendent
may then:
