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. SECTION 7 . POWERS AND ~UTHORITY OF ENFORCING AGENTS (A) The Approving Authority, and other duly authorized employees of the City, acting as its duly authorized agent and bearing credentials and identification, shall be permitted to gain access to such properties as may be necessary for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing, in accordance with provisions of this ordinance. This access shall be permitted during business hours including all times when industrial waste is being discharged and at any time during emergencies as determined by the Approving Authority. The permit may specify routine access times. The Approving Authority, or his representative, shall limit his inquiry and inspection to processes and actions which could result in discharge of pollutants to the sanitary sewer. (B) While performing the necessary work on private properties of Paragraph (A) above, the Approving Authority, or duly authorized employees of the City, shall observe all safety and security rules applicable to the premises established by the company. (C) Any person found to be violating any provision of this ordinance shall be guilty of an offense. The approving Authority shall issue a Notice of Violation stating the nature of the violation, any necessary corrective measures, and a compliance date. Any person found to be in violation after the compliance date shall receive a citation for a Class C Misdemeanor, and a second Notice of Violation. Any person found to be in violation after the second compliance date shall receive a citation for a Class C Misdemeanor, a Notice of Impending Suspension of Industrial Sewer Connection Permit, and a suspension date. Any person who is found in violation after the Suspension of Industrial Sewer Connection Permit date shall have his permit suspended, his water turned off, and his sewer service disconnected. The requirement for issuance of a notice of violation shall be waived, where in the opinion of the Approving Authority a flagrant, willful violation is committed, when a violation occurs which causes immediate harm to any person or the sewage works, or when a person discharges wastes to a public sewer without possessing a valid Industrial Sewer Connection Permit. (D) Where chemical substances are released to the public sewer, causing rapid deterioration of, or interfering with, the proper treatment of sewage, or creating conditions potentially hazardous to City employees or the general public, the Approving Authority is authorized to immediately terminate water and sewer services. (E) Denial or Suspension of Permit 1. The Approving Authority may deny a permit if he determines that an Applicant has not complied with Section Z and may suspend a permit in accordance with paragraph (C) above if he determines that a Permittee: a. Is not c~mplying with Section 2; b. Has violated a provision of this article; c. Has failed to pay a fee required by this ordinance; d. Has failed to comply with pretreatment standards; e. Has failed to comply with the compliance schedule required under Section Z (E). 2. After suspension of permit a Permittee may file a request for reinstatement of the permit. When the Approving Authority determines that the Permittee is again qualified, all violations have been corrected, precautions have been taken to prevent future violations, and all required fees have been paid, he shall reinstate the permit. 3. A Permittee whose permit is suspended shall not discharge industrial waste into the ~anitary sewer. 17 . .