A. 
The City may suspend the wastewater treatment service and/or a wastewater contribution permit when such suspension is necessary, in the opinion of the City Manager, in order to stop an actual or threatened discharge which presents or may present an imminent or substantial endangerment to human health or welfare or to the environment, causes interference or pass-through to the POTW or causes the City to violate any condition of its VPDES permit. Emergency conditions are defined pursuant to 40 CFR 403.8(f)(1)(vi)(B) and 9 VAC 25-31-800F1f.
B. 
Any person notified of a suspension of the wastewater treatment service and/or the wastewater contribution permit shall immediately stop or eliminate the contribution. In the event of a failure of the person to comply voluntarily with the suspension order, the City shall take such steps as are deemed necessary, including immediate severance of the sewer connection or the discontinuance of water service, to prevent or minimize damage to the POTW system or endangerment to any individuals or to the environment. The City shall reinstate the wastewater contribution permit and/or the wastewater treatment service upon proof of the elimination of the noncomplying discharge.
Any user who violates the following conditions of this chapter, or applicable state and federal regulations is subject to permit revocation in accordance with the procedures of Article VII of this chapter.
A. 
Failure of the user to factually report the wastewater constituents and characteristics of his discharge;
B. 
Failure of the user to report significant changes in operations, or wastewater constituents and characteristics;
C. 
Refusal of reasonable access to the user's premises for the purpose of inspection or monitoring; or
D. 
Violation of conditions of the permit.
Whenever the City finds that any user has violated or is violating this chapter, a wastewater contribution permit or any prohibition, limitation or requirement contained herein, the City may serve upon such person a written notice stating the nature of the violation. Within 30 days of the date of the notice, a plan for the satisfactory correction thereof shall be submitted to the City by the user. The City reserves the right to perform any and all additional surveillance necessary to verify that violations have been corrected.
A. 
Notice of hearing. The City may order any user who causes or allows an unauthorized discharge to enter the POTW to show cause before the City Council why the proposed enforcement action should not be taken. A notice shall be served on the user specifying the time and place of a hearing to be held by the City Council regarding the violation, the reasons why the action is to be taken, the proposed enforcement action and directing the user to show cause before the City Council why the proposed enforcement action should not be taken. The notice of the hearing shall be served personally or by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) at least 10 days before the hearing. Service may be made on any agent or officer of a corporation.
B. 
Conduct of hearing. The City Council may itself conduct the hearing and take the evidence or it may designate any of its members or any officer or employee to:
(1) 
Issue in the name of the City Council notices of hearings requesting the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence relevant to any matter involved in such hearings.
(2) 
Take the evidence.
(3) 
Transmit a report of the evidence and hearing, including transcripts and other evidence, together with recommendations, to the City Council for action thereon.
C. 
Testimony. At any hearing held pursuant to this chapter, testimony shall be taken under oath and recorded stenographically. The transcript, so recorded, will be made available to any member of the public or any party to the hearing upon payment of $2 per page of transcript.
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Decision. After the City Council has reviewed the evidence, it may issue an order to the user responsible for the discharge directing that, following a specified time period, the sewer service be discontinued unless adequate treatment facilities, devices or other related appurtenances shall have been installed or existing treatment facilities, devices or other related appurtenances are properly operated. Further orders and directives as are necessary and appropriate may be issued.
If any user fails to comply with any pretreatment standard or requirement established under this chapter, federal or state pretreatment regulations, or any order of the City, the City Attorney may commence action for appropriate legal and/or equitable relief, including injunctive relief, in the Circuit Court of this City.
The City may issue an administrative compliance order to any industrial sewer use permittee for violation of permit limitations and/or schedule and/or submission requirements that have occurred for that permit.