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ORDINANCE NO. 2012-007 Section 201.85. Emergency suspensions. (A) The county administrator may immediately suspend a user's discharge, after informal notice to the user, whenever such suspension is necessary to stop an actual or threatened discharge, which reasonably appears to present or cause an imminent or substantial endangerment to the health or welfare of persons. The county administrator may also immediately suspend a user's discharge, after notice and opportunity to respond, that threatens to interfere with the operation of the POTW, or which presents, or may present, an endangerment to the environment. (B) 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 county administrator 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. The county administrator may allow the user to recommence its discharge when the user has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the county administrator that the period of endangerment has passed, unless the termination proceedings in section 201.86 of this part are initiated against the user. (C) A user that is responsible, in whole or in part, for any discharge presenting imminent endangerment shall submit a detailed written statement, describing the causes of the harmful contribution and the measures taken to prevent any future occurrence, to the county administrator prior to the date of any show cause or termination hearing under sections 201.83(C) or 201.86 of this pa rt. {Q ll Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as requiring a hearing prior to any emergency suspension under this section. Section 201.86. Termination of discharge. (A) In addition to the provisions in section 201.74(F) of this part, any user who violates the following conditions is subject to discharge termination: (1) Violation of wastewater discharge permit conditions; (2) Failure to accurately report the wastewater constituents and characteristics of its discharge; (3) Failure to report significant changes in operations or wastewater volume, constituents, and characteristics prior to discharge; (4) Refusal of reasonable access to the user's premises for the purpose of inspection, monitoring, or sampling; or Coding: Words/letters/numbers underlined are additions to text; words/letters/numbers in s+-i1(n format are deletions to text. 39