§ 6-13.612. Discontinued discharge.

(a)

All permitted users must notify the Director in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to discontinuing its industrial process wastewater discharge for more than thirty (30) days unless the user can demonstrate to the Director that it could not have known of the discontinued discharge. The discontinued discharge may be temporary or permanent.

(b)

Within thirty (30) days of the discontinued discharge, the user must provide the Director with a plan for the removal of all process wastewater from the sewers, industrial wastewater storage tanks, grease interceptors, sand and oil interceptors, or pretreatment facilities in accordance with all applicable regulations. The contents must not be discharged to a public sewer without prior written approval from the Director.

(c)

The Director shall have the right to inspect the facilities of the user in accordance with the procedures established in this chapter.

(d)

If the user fails to clean up and remove the contents of its facilities to the satisfaction of the Director, such activities and the costs shall be the responsibility of the owner of the facility or land.

(e)

Failure of the user or owner to promptly and satisfactorily clean up and remove any contents of the sewers, industrial wastewater storage tanks, or pretreatment facilities shall subject the user and owner of the building and land to any enforcement action authorized in this chapter.

(§ 1, Ord. 1170, eff. April 21, 2011)