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compliance schedules; stipulated damages or remedial actions; and signatures of authorized representatives for both parties. The signing of a consent order is neither an admission of liability for purposes of civil litigation nor a plea for purposes of criminal prosecution. (e) Show cause order. The director may issue a show cause order to any user who causes or allows an illegal or unauthorized discharge to enter the city's sewer system. A notice shall be serviced on the user to show cause before the director as to why the proposed enforcement action should not be taken. The notice shall state the time and place of a hearing to be held by the director regarding the violation, the proposed enforcement action, and the reasons for the proposed action. The notice shall be served personally or by certified mail (return request) at least ten (10) days before the hearing. Service may be made on any agent or officer of a corporation. A show cause hearing shall not be a bar against, or a prerequisite for, talcing any other action against the user. (f) Compliance orders. A compliance order is a unilateral order by the city directing a user to achieve or restore compliance by a specified date. A compliance order shall document the noncompliance and state required actions to be accomplished by specific dates, including interim and final reporting requirements. Failure of a user to meet the requirements under a compliance order may be addressed by a show cause order or other remedies. (g) Emergency suspensions. Any user or other person notified of an emergency suspension of its wastewater treatment service, user permit, or both, shall immediately stop or eliminate its discharges into the city's sewer system. In the event a person notified of an emergency suspension fails to immediately comply with an emergency suspension notice, the person is subject to immediate severance of the sewer counection to prevent or minimize damage to the POTW, its receiving stream, or endangerment to any individuals. An emergency suspension shall be lifted when the endangenuent has passed unless tenuination procedures against the user are pending. (h) Termination ofpermit. A user who violates the terms of its user permit, a provision of this division, an administrative order issued under this division, or any applicable State or Federal law is subject to permit termination. Examples of grom~ds for ternfination include the following: Violation of permit conditions; failure to accurately repml the wastewater constituents and characteristics of its discharge; failm'e to report significant changes in operations or wastewater constituents and characteristics; and refusal of reasonable access to the user's premises for the purpose of inspection, monitoring, or sampling. Sec. 86.119. Noncompliance notification and procedure. (a) Each noncompliance with local, state and federal regulations may result in the industry receiving a written notice of violation that will include a designated timeframe for response fi'om the industry. A written response from the industt3, must be submitted for each notice of violation within 15 days of receipt. (b) The city has developed an enforcement response guide, which details the sequence of action 14