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Page 33 SECTION 10 - ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES 10 . 1 Notification of Violation Whenever the Manager finds that any user has violated or is violating this ordinance, a wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment requirement, the Manager or his agent may serve upon said user a written Notice of Violation. Within twenty (20) calendar days of the written receipt of this notice, a written explanation of the violation and a plan for the satisfactory correction and prevention thereof, to include specific required actions, shall be submitted by the user to the Manager. Submission of this plan in no way relieves the user of liability for any violations occurring before or after receipt of the Notice of Violation. Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of Batesville Utilities Commission to take any action, including emergency actions or any other enforcement action, without first issuing a Notice of Violation. When the twenty (20) day period, referred to above, falls on a weekend or National Holiday, then the written response shall be due upon the next following business day. 10 .2 Consent Orders The Manager is hereby empowered to enter into Consent Orders, assurances of voluntary compliance, or other similar documents establishing an agreement with any user who is or has been in noncompliance. Such orders will include specific action to be taken by the user to correct the noncompliance within a time period to be specified by the order. Consent Orders shall have the same force and effect as the administrative orders issued pursuant to Sections 10 . 3 and 10 .4 below and shall be judicially enforceable. 10 . 3 Compliance Orders After the expiration of the time for submission by the user to the Manager of a written explanation of the violation and the written plan for the satisfactory correction and prevention thereof, if the Manager then finds that the user continues to violate this ordinance, a wastewater discharge permit, or order issued thereunder, or any pretreatment requirement, he may issue an order to the user responsible for the discharge directing that the user come into compliance. If the user does not come into compliance within the time specified in the Managers compliance order, sewer service may be discontinued unless adequate treatment facilities, devices, or other related appurtenances are installed and properly operated. Compliance orders may also contain other requirements to address the noncompliance, including additional self-monitoring, and management practices designed to minimize the amount of pollutants discharged to the sewer. A compliance order may not extend the deadline for compliance established for a Federal pretreatment standard or requirement, nor does a compliance order release the user of liability for any violation, C including any continuing violation. Issuance of a compliance order shall not be a prerequisite to taking any other action against the user.