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A. The director may immediately suspend a user’s discharge (or threatened discharge) when it reasonably appears to present a substantial danger to the health or welfare of persons. In such cases the director will attempt to first provide informal notice to the user.

B. The director may also immediately suspend a user’s discharge (after informal notice and opportunity to respond) that threatens to interfere with the operation of the POTW, or that presents or may present an endangerment to the environment.

C. Any user notified of a suspension of its discharge shall immediately stop or eliminate its contribution. In the event of a user’s failure to immediately comply voluntarily with the suspension order, the director may take such steps as deemed necessary, including immediate severance of the sewer connection, to prevent or minimize damage to the POTW, its receiving stream, or endangerment to any individuals.

D. The director shall allow the user to recommence its discharge when the user has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the director that the period of endangerment has passed, unless the termination proceedings in BMC 15.14.108 are initiated against the user.

E. When the director orders emergency suspension, all affected users shall submit a detailed written statement, describing the causes of the harmful or prohibited discharge and the measures taken to prevent any future occurrence. Users shall submit this report to the director prior to the date of any show cause hearing under BMC 15.14.103 or termination hearing under BMC 15.14.108, but in any case not more than 30 days after the suspension. This subsection shall not be interpreted as requiring a hearing prior to any emergency suspension under this section. [Ord. 2020-07-016 § 1; Ord. 2019-11-032 § 1].