[Ord. of 4-8-1999, § 1]
The City Engineer may decline to reissue a wastewater contribution/discharge
permit to any user which has failed to comply with any provision of
this subchapter, any order or a previous wastewater contribution/discharge
permit issued under this subchapter or any other pretreatment standard
or requirement unless such user first files a satisfactory bond, payable
to the City of Poughkeepsie, in a sum not to exceed a value determined
by the City Engineer to be necessary to achieve consistent compliance.
In the alternative, the City Engineer may require proof of financial
assurance in the nature of insurance to sufficiently restore or repair
damage to the POTW caused by the user.
[Ord. of 4-8-1999, § 1]
Whenever a user has violated or continues to violate any provision
of this subchapter, order or wastewater contribution/discharge permit
issued under this subchapter 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. of 4-8-1999, § 1]
Any violation of any provision of this subchapter, wastewater
contribution/discharge permit or order issued under this subchapter
or any other pretreatment standard or requirement may be declared
a public nuisance and shall be corrected or abated as directed by
the City Engineer or his designee. Any person(s) creating a public
nuisance shall be subject to the provisions of the City ordinances
and/or state statutes governing such nuisances, including reimbursing
the City for any costs incurred in removing, abating or remedying
said nuisance.
[Ord. of 4-8-1999, § 1]
Any person(s) who knowingly makes false statement, representation
or certification in any application, record, report, plan or other
document filed or required to be maintained pursuant to this subchapter,
wastewater contribution/discharge permit or order issued pursuant
to this subchapter, or who tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate,
any monitoring device or method required under this subchapter shall
be subject to a fine of up to $1,000 in addition to the requirements
and penalties under the following:
(a)
The provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 1001 relating
to fraud and false statements.
(b)
The provisions of Section 309(c)(4) of the Clean
Water Act, as amended, governing false statements, representations
or certifications.
(c)
The provisions of Section 309(c)(6) of the Clean
Water Act regarding responsibility of corporate officers.
