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A. The city may, without advance notice, order the suspension of all or some portion of the wastewater treatment service and any applicable industrial wastewater discharge permit or limited discharge permit to a discharger when it appears to the city that an actual or potential discharge:

1. Presents or threatens a substantial danger to the health or welfare of persons or to the environment; or

2. Threatens or interferes with the operation of the POTW; or

3. Causes pass-through to the environment.

B. Any discharger notified of the city’s suspension order shall cease immediately all discharges. In the event of failure of the discharger to comply with the suspension order, the city may commence judicial proceedings immediately thereafter to compel the discharger’s specific compliance with such order and/or to recover civil penalties. The city shall reinstate the wastewater treatment service upon proof by the discharger of the elimination of the noncomplying discharge or of the conditions creating the threat as set forth in this section.

C. In addition to all other rights and remedies, the city shall have the authority to discontinue water service to a discharger if the city determines that such action is reasonably necessary to suspend service as authorized by subsection (A) of this section. The city shall have the right of access onto the discharger’s private property to accomplish such termination of the water service. (Ord. 3220 § 2, 2016; Ord. 2742 § 2, 2008; Ord. 1705, 1989. Formerly 14.60.620)