Example Show Cause Order

EXAMPLE SHOW CAUSE ORDER

DIVISION WASTEWATER SERVICES

GREENSVILLE COUNTY WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY

IN THE MATTER OF ) ) ) DIRECTOR OF AUTHORITY ) ADDRESS NAME OF INDUSTRY ) ADDRESS ) )

LEGAL AUTHORITY

The following findings are made and order issued pursuant to the authority vested in the Superintendent of Public Utilities, under Section ______of the GCWSA’s Sewer Use Ordinance. This Order is based on findings of violation of the conditions of the wastewater discharge permit issued under Section ______of the GCWSA’s Sewer Use Ordinance.

FINDINGS

1. [Industry] discharges nondomestic wastewater containing pollutants into the sanitary sewer system of the GCWSA (thereafter, “Authority”).

2. [Industry] is a “significant industrial user” as defined by Section ______of the Authority’s Sewer Use Ordinance.

3. [Industry] was issued a wastewater discharge permit on (date), which contains prohibitions, restrictions, and other limitations on the quality of the wastewater it discharges to the sanitary sewer.

4. Pursuant to the ordinance and the above-referenced permit, data is routinely collected or submitted on the compliance status of [Industry].

5. This data shows that [Industry] has violated its wastewater discharge permit in the following manner:

a. [Industry] has violated its permit for copper and zinc in each sample collected between January 1988 and January 1989, for a total of 24 separate violations of the permit.

b. [Industry] has failed to submit a periodic compliance report due March 31, 1989.

APPENDIX G Page 1 of 2 c. All of these violations satisfy the Authority’s definition of significant violation.

Therefore, based on the above findings, [Industry] is hereby ORDERED to:

1. Within 24 hours of receiving this Order, case all nondomestic discharges into the Authority’s sanitary sewer. Such discharges shall not recommence until such time as [Industry] is able to demonstrate that it will comply with its current permit limits.

2. Failure to comply with this Order may subject [Industry] to having its connection to the sanitary sewer sealed by the Authority and assessed the costs therefore.

3. Failure to comply with this Order shall also constitute a further violation of the Authority’s Sewer Use Ordinance and may subject [Industry] to civil or criminal penalties or such other appropriate enforcement response as may be appropriate.

4. This Order, entered this _____ day of ______, ______, shall be effective upon receipt by [Industry].

______Name Superintendent of Public Utilities 1781 Greensville County Circle Emporia, VA 23847

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