Emergency Suspension of Service

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of 360 CMR 2.00, whenever the Authority finds that a discharge presents or reasonably appears to present an imminent endangerment to the health or welfare of persons or to the environment, or threatens to interfere with the operation of the Authority Sewerage System or a municipal sewerage system, the Authority may take steps immediately and effectively to halt or prevent such discharge. Steps may include disconnecting the Person from the sewer system. (2) The Authority shall not disconnect or otherwise suspend service without giving prior informal notice of the suspension to the Person whose service will be suspended or who appears responsible for the discharge. A Person receiving notice of the Authority's intent to disconnect or otherwise suspend service shall suspend the discharge within the time specified by the Authority. If the Person fails to suspend the discharge, the Authority may take such action as it deems necessary to halt or prevent the discharge. The Authority shall reinstate service when it finds that the conditions requiring the suspension have been eliminated.