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Article II. Administration and Enforcement

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The Utilities Director shall have the responsibility and authority to ensure compliance with the NPDES permits issued to the City in order to protect the waters of the State of Kansas and the United States.

(a) Specifically, the Utilities Director is authorized to perform the necessary construction, repair, maintenance and rehabilitation as is necessary in his judgment to ensure the safe and efficient functioning of the POTW system. Additionally, the Utilities Director shall be responsible for the efficient and safe treatment of all waste at the POTW and the treatment, application or disposal of solid waste. The Utilities Director shall also have the authority to regulate significant industrial users and the hauling and disposal of liquid waste.

(b) The Utilities Director is authorized to perform the construction, repair, maintenance and rehabilitation as is necessary in his or her sole judgment to ensure the MS4 system functions safely and efficiently to limit erosion and protect water quality. This authority shall include the authority for bank stabilization and clearing obstructions in natural channels and streams. Additionally, the Utilities Director shall have the authority to implement drainage correction to alleviate surface water flooding or erosion. The Utilities Director shall have the authority to regulate construction activities, stream buffer regulation, and excavation.

(c) The remedies provided for in this code are not exclusive. The Utilities Director may take any, all, or any combination of these actions against a noncompliant user. Enforcement of pretreatment violations will generally be in accordance with the City’s enforcement response plan. However, the Utilities Director may take other action against any user when the circumstances warrant. Further, the Utilities Director is empowered to take more than one enforcement action against any noncompliant user. (Ord. 20089 § 37, 10-17-17.)