Ceres Municipal Code Ch. 24 Supplemental Enforcement Action

The Director may decline to issue or reissue a wastewater discharge permit to any user who has failed to comply with any provision of this chapter, a previous wastewater discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, unless such user first files a satisfactory bond, payable to City, in a sum not to exceed a value determined by the Director to be necessary to achieve consistent compliance.

(Ord. No. 2019-1054, § 2, 12-9-2019)

The Director may decline to issue or reissue a wastewater discharge permit to any user who has failed to comply with any provision of this chapter, a previous wastewater discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, unless the user first submits proof that it has obtained financial assurances sufficient to restore or repair damage to the POTW caused by its discharge.

(Ord. No. 2019-1054, § 2, 12-9-2019)

Whenever a user has violated or continues to violate any provision of this chapter, a wastewater discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, water service to the user may be severed. Service will only recommence, at the user's expense, after it has satisfactorily demonstrated its ability to comply.

(Ord. No. 2019-1054, § 2, 12-9-2019)

A violation of any provision of this title, a wastewater discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, is hereby declared a public nuisance and shall be corrected or abated as directed by the Director. Any person(s) creating a public nuisance shall be subject to the provisions of Title 19 governing such nuisances, including reimbursing City for any costs incurred in removing, abating, or remedying said nuisance.

(Ord. No. 2019-1054, § 2, 12-9-2019)

The Director may pay up to $500.00 for information leading to the discovery of noncompliance by a user. In the event that the information provided results in a civil penalty or an administrative fine levied against the user, the Director may disperse up to ten percent of the collected fine or penalty to the informant. However, a single reward payment may not exceed $5,000.00.

(Ord. No. 2019-1054, § 2, 12-9-2019)

Users which have not achieved compliance with applicable pretreatment standards and requirements are not eligible to receive a contractual award for the sale of goods or services to City. Existing contracts for the sale of goods or services to City held by a user found to be in significant noncompliance with pretreatment standards or requirements may be terminated at the discretion of the Director.

(Ord. No. 2019-1054, § 2, 12-9-2019)