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4 <br /> .:- <br /> service surcharge, and upon assessment, shall be subject to collection in the same <br /> manner as all other sewer utility rates, charges and penalties. <br /> B. Unless other arrangements have been made with, and authorized by the Director, <br /> unpaid charges, fines, and penalties shall accrue thereafter at a rate of one percent <br /> (1%) per month. After 90 days, if charges, fines, and penalties have not been <br /> paid, the City may revoke the user's discharge permit. <br /> C. Users desiring to appeal and dispute such fines must file a written request for the <br /> Director to reconsider the fine along with full payment of the fine amount within <br /> ten calendar (10) days of being notified of the fine. Upon receipt of a timely <br /> appeal, the Director shall set a date and time for an appeal hearing, but in no case <br /> shall the hearing be set more than thirty business (30) days from the receipt of the <br /> timely notice of appeal. The appellant shall be notified in writing of the date, <br /> time, and place for the appeal hearing. The Director or his/her designee shall <br /> serve as the Hearing Examiner. In the event the user's appeal is successful, any <br /> payments made shall be returned to the user. Affirmation or modification of an <br /> administrative fine by the Public Works Director shall relate back to the original <br /> date of assessment. <br /> The City shall recover the costs of preparing administrative enforcement actions, <br /> such as notices and orders, including the cost of additional inspections, sampling <br /> and analysis, and may add them to the fine. <br /> D. Issuance of an administrative fine shall not be a bar against, or a prerequisite for, <br /> taking any other action against the user. <br /> E. Users seeking judicial review of administrative fines must do so by filing a <br /> Petition for Review in the Snohomish County Superior Court within thirty <br /> calendar(30) days of the decision of the Director. <br /> 9.7 Emergency Suspensions <br /> The Director may immediately suspend a user's discharge (after informal notice to the <br /> user) whenever such suspension is necessary to stop an actual or threatened discharge <br /> which reasonably appears to present or cause an imminent or substantial endangerment to <br /> the health or welfare of persons. <br /> The Director may also immediately suspend a user's discharge (after informal notice and <br /> opportunity to respond) that threatens to interfere with the operation of the POTW, or <br /> which presents or may present an endangerment to the environment. <br /> A. Any user notified of a suspension of its discharge shall immediately stop or <br /> eliminate its contribution. In the event of a user's failure to immediately comply <br /> 18 <br /> 50 <br />