Administration and Enforcement

Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County tit. 15, div. I, ch. 15.60, art. III

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Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 15.60.330 Director—Authority and responsibilities.

15.60.330 - Director—Authority and responsibilities. A. Responsibilities and assignment. The director and his staff shall be responsible for the administration of all sections of this title. Administratively, he shall be assigned to the department of water and sewerage services. B. Authority. The director shall have the authority to enforce all sections of this title. He shall be responsible and have the authority to operate the various treatment works. He shall be responsible for the preparation of operating budgets and recommendations concerning activities within his responsibility and authority. C. Records. The director shall keep in his office a complete record of all applications required under this title, including a record of all wastewater discharge permits. He shall also maintain the minutes and other records of the wastewater hearing authority. D. Wastewater hearing authority. The director shall attend all meetings of the wastewater hearing authority, or whenever it is necessary for him to be absent he shall send a designated representative and shall make such reports to and assist such authority in the administration of this title. E. The director shall notify industrial users identified in 40 CFR Section 403.8(f)(2) and (i) of any applicable pretreatment standards or other applicable requirements promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency under the provisions of Section 204(b) of the Act (33 U.S.C. 1284), Section 405 of the Act (33 U.S.C. 1345), or under the provisions of Section 3001 (42 U.S.C. 6921), 3004 (42 U.S.C. 6924) or 4004 (42 U.S.C. 6944) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act. Failure of the director to so notify industrial users shall not relieve such users from the responsibility of complying with such requirements. F. The director shall comply with all applicable public participation requirements of Section 101(e) of the Act (33 U.S.C. 125 1(e)) and 40 CFR Part 105 in the enforcement of National Pretreatment Standards. The director shall at least annually provide public notification, in the largest daily newspaper published in Nashville of industrial users during the previous twelve months which at least once were not in compliance with the applicable pretreatment standards or other pretreatment requirements. The notification shall summarize enforcement actions taken by the control authorities during the same twelve months. An industrial user shall be deemed to be in compliance with applicable pretreatment standards or other pretreatment requirements if he has completed applicable increments of progress under the provisions of any compliance schedule in the user's wastewater discharge permit or if the user has been granted an exception under the provisions of Section 15.60.180. (Ord. BL2010-678 § 2, 2010; prior code § 40-189)

Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 15.60.340 Monitoring and inspections.

15.60.340 - Monitoring and inspections. A. Whenever required to carry out the objective of this title, including but not limited to developing or assisting in the development of any effluent limitation, or other limitation, prohibition or effluent standard, pretreatment standard, standard of performance, or permit condition under this title; determining whether any person is in violation of any such effluent limitation, or other limitation, prohibition or effluent standard, pretreatment standard, standard of performance, or permit condition; or any requirement established under this chapter: 1. The director shall require any industrial user to: a. Establish and maintain such records; b. Make such reports; c. Install, use and maintain such monitoring equipment or methods including, where appropriate, biological monitoring methods; d. Sample such effluents, in accordance with such methods, at such locations, at such intervals and in such manner as the director shall prescribe; e. Provide such other information as he may reasonably require; and 2. The director or his authorized representative, upon presentation of his credentials, shall have a right of entry to, upon or through any premises in which an effluent source is located or in which any records required to be maintained under subsection 1. of this section are located. Metro shall have the right to enter the premises of any user to determine whether the user is complying with all requirements of this ordinance and any individual wastewater discharge permit or general permit or order issued hereunder. Users shall allow Metro ready access to all parts of the premises for the purposes of inspection, sampling, records examination and copying, and the performance of any additional duties. a. Where a user has security measures in force which require proper identification and clearance before entry into its premises, the user shall make necessary arrangements with its security guards so that, upon presentation of suitable identification, Metro shall be permitted to enter without delay for the purposes of performing specific responsibilities. b. Metro shall have the right to set up on the user's property, or require installation of, such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling and/or metering of the user's operations. c. Metro may require the user to install monitoring equipment as necessary. The facility's sampling and monitoring equipment shall be maintained at all times in a safe and proper operating condition by the user at its own expense. All devices used to measure wastewater flow and quality shall be calibrated to ensure their accuracy. d. Any temporary or permanent obstruction to safe and easy access to the facility to be inspected and/or sampled shall be promptly removed by the user at the written or verbal request of Metro and shall not be replaced. The costs of clearing such access shall be borne by the user. e. Unreasonable delays in allowing Metro access to the user's premises shall be a violation of this ordinance; and f. May at reasonable times have access to and copy any records, inspect any monitoring equipment or method required under subsection 1. and sample any effluents which the owner or operator of such source is required to sample under subsection 1. B. Any records, reports or information obtained under this section: 1. Shall, in the case of effluent data, be related to any applicable effluent limitations, toxic, pretreatment or permit condition; and 2. Shall be available to the public; except that upon a showing satisfactory to the director by any person that records, reports or information, or particular part thereof (other than effluent data), to which the director has access under this section, if made public would divulge methods or processes entitled to protection as trade secrets of such person, the director shall consider such record, report or information, or particular portion thereof, confidential in accordance with the purposes of this title, except that such record, report or information may be disclosed to officers, employees or authorized representatives of the State of Tennessee or the United States concerned with carrying out the provisions of the Clean Water Act or when relevant in any proceeding under this title or other applicable laws. C. Specific requirements under the provisions of subsection A.1. of this section shall be established by the director, or the authority as applicable, for each industrial user; and such requirements shall be included as a condition of the user's wastewater discharge permit. The nature or degree of any requirement under this provision shall depend upon the nature of the user's discharge, the impact of the discharge on the POTW, the volume of water discharged, and the technical feasibility of and economic reasonableness of any such requirement imposed. The user shall be required to design any necessary facility and to submit detailed design plans and operating procedures to the director for review in accordance with accepted engineering practices. The director shall review such plans within forty-five days and shall recommend to the user any change he deems appropriate. D. Upon approval of plans as specified in subsection C., the user shall secure building, electrical, plumbing or other permits as may be required by this code and proceed to construct any necessary facility and establish such operating procedures as are required within the time provided in the user's wastewater discharge permit. E. In the event any user denies the director or his authorized representative of the right of entry to or upon the user's premises for purposes of inspection, sampling effluents, inspecting and copying records, or performing such other duties as shall be imposed upon him by this section, the director shall seek a warrant or use such other legal procedures as shall be advisable and reasonably necessary to discharge his duties under this section. (Ord. BL2010-678 § 2, 2010; prior code § 40-188, Part I (a)—(e))

Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 15.60.350 Wastewater hearing authority.

15.60.350 - Wastewater hearing authority. A. There is established an authority of seven members to be known as the wastewater hearing authority. B. The hearing authority shall be composed of the following members, to be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the metropolitan council for a term of two years: one representative of major industry, one representative of a tributary utility district or city inside or outside Davidson County, one private citizen, two representatives of the technical/science or financial field, one representative of the manufacturing/industrial field, and one representative of the food service field. C. Provisions. 1. Members may be removed from the hearing authority by the mayor, with councilmanic approval, for continued absence from meetings, or other just cause. 2. Members shall comply with Chapter 11, Sections 11.101 through 11.108, inclusive, of the Charter of the metropolitan government. D. Powers and duties. In addition to any other duty or responsibility otherwise conferred upon the hearing authority by this title, the hearing authority shall have the duty and power as follows: 1. To recommend to the metropolitan council that it amend or modify the provisions of this title; 2. To establish, modify or amend procedural rules governing hearings, orders, issuance of permits, and all other matters not specifically requiring a hearing. Any rules so adopted shall be filed with the metropolitan clerk; 3. To grant exceptions pursuant to the provisions of Section 15.60.180, and to determine such issues of law and fact as are necessary to perform this duty; 4. To hold hearings upon appeals from orders or actions of the director as may be provided under any provision of this title; 5. To hold hearings relating to the suspension, revocation or modification of a wastewater discharge permit as it is provided in this chapter and issue appropriate orders relating thereto; 6. To hold such other hearings relating to any aspect or matter in the administration of this title and to make such determinations and issue such orders as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this title; 7. To request assistance from any officer, agent or employee of the metropolitan government to obtain such information or other assistance as the hearing authority might need; 8. The hearing authority, acting through its chairman, shall have the power to issue subpoenas requiring attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence relevant to any matter properly heard by the hearing authority; 9. The chairman, vice-chairman or chairman pro tem shall be authorized to administer oaths to those persons giving testimony before the hearing authority; 10. The hearing authority shall hold quarterly meetings and such special meetings as the board may find necessary; 11. A majority of the members to which the hearing authority is entitled shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may adjourn the meeting from day to day; 12. In addition to any other power granted to it by this title, the hearing authority is granted the authority to assess a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed the sum of ten thousand dollars per day for each day of violation against any person in violation of this chapter. a. The assessment of a civil penalty shall be made by the director against any person determined to be in violation of this chapter. Notice of such assessment shall be provided by certified mail, return receipt requested, b. Any person against whom an assessment is made by the director may appeal to the hearing authority by filing a request with the director for review by the hearing authority. Request for review by the hearing authority must be made in writing and filed within thirty days of the receipt of the assessment and shall state with particularity the grounds for the appeal. Any such appeal shall stay the effect of the assessment, c. Failure to appeal the assessment within thirty days shall be a waiver of the right to appeal and be deemed as consent to the assessment which shall become final upon approval by the hearing authority, d. The assessment of a civil penalty shall be upheld unless the preponderance of the evidence shows that the assessment was unlawfully levied or unreasonably severe, e. No assessment of a civil penalty, whether brought to the hearing authority by appeal or for confirmation by the director, shall be final until such assessment is approved by the hearing authority at any regular meeting or duly called special meeting. The hearing authority may alter or modify the terms of any civil penalty but any increase in the amount of civil penalty or which otherwise imposes a greater burden upon the person against whom the penalty is assessed shall not become final until such person receives written notice thereof and is provided the right to petition the hearing authority for modification of such assessment in the same manner as an appeal from assessment of a civil penalty by the director, f. The director may enter into consent decrees with any person in violation of this chapter and, after approval by the hearing authority, the same shall have the effect and be enforceable in the same manner as a civil penalty, g. In assessing a civil penalty, the director and the hearing authority may consider all factors listed in Tennessee Code Annotated Section 69-3-125 and may include any expenses and actual damages incurred by the metropolitan government in investigating, removing, correcting or cleaning up the violation. (Amdt. 1 to Ord. BL2025-811, 2025; Ord. BL2025-811 §§ 24, 26, 2025; Ord. BL2010-678 § 2, 2010; Ord. 97-729 § 3 (part), 1997).

Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 15.60.360 Adjudicatory hearing procedures.

15.60.360 - Adjudicatory hearing procedures. A. The hearing authority shall schedule an adjudicatory hearing to resolve disputed questions of fact and law whenever provided by any provision of this title. B. At any such hearing, all testimony presented shall be under oath or upon solemn affirmation in lieu of oath. The hearing authority shall make a record of such hearing, but the same need not be a verbatim record. Any party coming before the authority shall have the right to have such hearing recorded, but in such event the record need not be transcribed unless any party seeks judicial review of the order or action of the hearing authority by common law writ of certiorari; and in such event the party seeking such judicial review shall pay for the transcription and provide the hearing authority with the original of the transcript so that it may be certified to the court. C. The chairman may issue subpoenas requiring attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of evidence, or both. A request for issuance of a subpoena shall be made by lodging with the chairman at least ten days prior to the scheduled hearing date a written request for a subpoena setting forth the name and address of the party to be subpoenaed, and identifying any evidence to be produced. Upon endorsement of a subpoena by the chairman, the same shall be delivered to the sheriff's office for service by any authorized officer of the metropolitan government. If the witness does not reside in the metropolitan area, the chairman shall issue a written request that the witness attend the hearing. D. Upon agreement of all parties, the testimony of any person may be taken by deposition or written interrogatories. Unless otherwise agreed, the deposition shall be taken in a manner consistent with Rules 26 through 33 of the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure, with the chairman to rule on such matters as would require a ruling by the court under such rules. E. The party at such hearing bearing the affirmative burden of proof shall first call his witnesses, to be followed by witnesses called by other parties, to be followed by any witnesses which the authority may desire to call. Rebuttal witnesses shall be called in the same order. The chairman shall rule on any evidentiary questions arising during such hearing and shall make such other rulings as shall be necessary or advisable to facilitate an orderly hearing subject to approval of the hearing authority. The hearing authority, the director, or his representative, and all parties shall have the right to examine any witness. When sitting without an administrative law judge, the hearing authority shall not be bound by or limited to rules of evidence applicable to legal proceedings or the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act. F. Any person aggrieved by any order or determination of the director may appeal such order or determination for review by the hearing authority. A written notice of appeal shall be filed with the director, and the notice shall set forth with particularity the action or inaction of the director complained of and the relief being sought by the person filing the appeal. A special meeting of the hearing authority may be called by the chairman upon the filing of such appeal, and the hearing authority may in its discretion suspend the operation of the order or determination of the director appealed from until such time as the authority has acted upon the appeal. However, actions and determinations of the director under the provisions of Sections 15.60.410 through 15.60.440 shall not be subject to review under this section. G. Within ten days of filing of an appeal, any party may request that an administrative law judge be appointed to conduct the hearing together with the hearing authority pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated Section 7-7-105. Any hearing conducted by an administrative law judge shall be heard pursuant to the contested case provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, Tennessee Code Annotated Section 4-5-301, et seq. H. The vice-chairman or the chairman pro tem shall possess all the authority delegated to the chairman by this section when acting in his absence or in his stead. I. Any person aggrieved by any final order of the hearing authority hereunder may seek judicial review by common law writ of certiorari. (Ord. BL2010-678 § 2, 2010; Ord. 97-729 § 3 (part), 1997)

Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 15.60.370 Violation—Public nuisance.

15.60.370 - Violation—Public nuisance. Discharge of wastewater in any manner in violation of this chapter or of any condition of a wastewater discharge permit is declared a public nuisance and shall be corrected or abated as provided in this chapter. (Ord. BL2010-678 § 2, 2010; Ord. 97-729 § 3 (part), 1997)

Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 15.60.380 Violation—Notice.

15.60.380 - Violation—Notice. Whenever the director determines or has reasonable cause to believe that a discharge of wastewater has occurred in violation of the provisions of this title, the user's wastewater discharge permit, or any other applicable law or regulation, he shall notify the user of such violation. Failure of the director to provide notice to the user shall not in any way relieve the user from any consequences of a wrongful or illegal discharge. (Ord. BL2010-678 § 2, 2010; Ord. 97-729 § 3 (part), 1997)

Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 15.60.385 Significant noncompliance.

15.60.385 - Significant noncompliance. The director shall publish annually, in a newspaper of general circulation that provides meaningful public notice within the jurisdictions served by Metro Water Services, a list of the users which, at any time during the previous twelve (12) months, were in significant noncompliance with applicable pretreatment standards and requirements. The term significant noncompliance shall be applicable to all significant industrial users (or any other industrial user that violates paragraphs C., D. or H. of this section) and shall mean: A. Chronic violations of wastewater discharge limits, defined here as those in which sixty-six percent (66%) or more of all the measurements taken for the same pollutant parameter taken during a six-month period exceed (by any magnitude) a numeric pretreatment standard or requirement, including instantaneous limits as defined in Metro Code of Laws Title §15.60.070; B. Technical review criteria (TRC) violations, defined here as those in which thirty-three percent (33%) or more of wastewater measurements taken for each pollutant parameter during a six-month period equals or exceeds the product of the numeric pretreatment standard or requirement including instantaneous limits, as defined by Metro Code of Laws Title § 15.60.070 multiplied by the applicable criteria (1.4 for BOD, TSS, fats, oils and grease, and 1.2 for all other pollutants except pH); C. Any other violation of a pretreatment standard or requirement as defined by Metro Code of Laws Title § 15.60.070 (Daily Maximum, long-term average, Instantaneous Limit, or narrative standard) that the director determines has caused, alone or in combination with other discharges. Interference or pass through, including endangering the health of POTW personnel or the general public; D. Any discharge of a pollutant that has caused imminent endangerment to the public or to the environment, or has resulted in the director's exercise of its emergency authority to halt or prevent such a discharge; E. Failure to meet, within ninety (90) days of the scheduled date, a compliance schedule milestone contained in an individual wastewater discharge permit, or a general permit, or enforcement order for starting construction, completing construction, or attaining final compliance; F. Failure to provide within thirty (30) days after the due date, any required reports, including baseline monitoring reports, reports on compliance with categorical pretreatment standard deadlines, periodic self-monitoring reports, and reports on compliance with compliance schedules; G. Failure to accurately report noncompliance; or any other violation(s), which may include a violation of Best Management Practices, which the director determines will adversely affect the operation or implementation of the local pretreatment program. (Ord. BL2010-678 § 2, 2010)

Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 15.60.390 Enforcement response manual.

15.60.390 - Enforcement response manual. The director shall promulgate an enforcement response manual that establishes the procedures to be followed by the department as it enforces the provisions of this chapter. Upon approval by the hearing authority, the enforcement response manual shall be filed with the metropolitan clerk. (Ord. BL2010-678 § 2, 2010; Ord. 97-729 § 3 (part), 1997)

Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 15.60.400 Show-cause hearing before Metro wastewater hearing authority.

15.60.400 - Show-cause hearing before Metro wastewater hearing authority. The director may issue a show-cause notice to any permit holder directing that he appear before the hearing authority at a specified date and time to show cause why the permit holder's wastewater discharge permit should not be modified, suspended or revoked for causing or suffering violation of this title, or other applicable law or regulation, or conditions in the wastewater discharge permit of the user. If the director seeks to modify the wastewater discharge permit to establish wastewater strength limitations or other control techniques to prevent future violations, he shall notify the permit holder of the general nature of the recommendations he shall make to the hearing authority. If the director seeks to suspend or revoke the wastewater discharge permit, he shall notify the permit holder of the nature of the violation for which revocation or suspension is sought with sufficient specificity as to the character of the violation and the dates at which such violation occurred to enable the permit holder to prepare his defense. Such notice shall be mailed to the permit holder by certified mail, return receipt requested, or shall be personally delivered to the permit holder at least twenty days prior to the scheduled hearing date. (Ord. BL2010-678 § 2, 2010; Ord. 97-729 § 3 (part), 1997)

Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 15.60.410 Injunctive relief.

15.60.410 - Injunctive relief. The director may in the name of the metropolitan government file in any court of competent jurisdiction a suit seeking the issuance of an injunction, damages or other appropriate relief to enforce the provisions of this title or other applicable law or regulation. Suit may be brought to recover any and all damages suffered by the metropolitan government as a result of any action or inaction of any person who causes or suffers damage to occur to the POTW or for any other expense, loss or damage of any kind or nature suffered by the metropolitan government. (Ord. BL2010-678 § 2, 2010; Ord. 97-729 § 3 (part), 1997)

Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 15.60.420 Assessment of damage to user.

15.60.420 - Assessment of damage to user. When a discharge of waste causes an obstruction, damage or any other impairment to the facilities, or any expense of whatever character or nature to the metropolitan government, the director shall assess the expenses incurred by the metropolitan government to clear the obstruction, repair damage to the facility, and any other expenses or damages incurred by the metropolitan government. The director shall file a claim with the user or any other person causing or suffering such damages to occur, seeking reimbursement for any and all expenses or damages suffered by the metropolitan government. If the claim is ignored or denied, the director shall notify the metropolitan attorney to take such measures as shall be appropriate to recover for any expenses or other damages suffered by the metropolitan government. (Ord. BL2010-678 § 2, 2010; Ord. 97-729 § 3 (part), 1997)

Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 15.60.430 Applicability of state and federal regulations.

15.60.430 - Applicability of state and federal regulations. In addition to other remedies for enforcement provided in this article, the director may petition the state or the Environmental Protection Agency, as appropriate, to exercise such methods or remedies as shall be available to such government entities to seek criminal or civil penalties, injunctive relief, or such other remedies as may be provided by applicable federal or state laws to ensure compliance by users of applicable pretreatment standards, to prevent the introduction of toxic pollutants or other regulated pollutants into the POTW, or to prevent such other water pollution as may be regulated by state or federal law. (Ord. BL2010-678 § 2, 2010; Ord. 97-729 § 3 (part), 1997)

Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 15.60.440 Emergency termination of service.

15.60.440 - Emergency termination of service. In the event of an actual or threatened discharge to the POTW of any pollutant which in the opinion of the director presents or may present an imminent and substantial endangerment to the health or welfare of persons or the environment, or cause interference with the POTW, the director, or in his absence the person then in charge of the treatment works, shall immediately notify the Emergency Response Office of the nature of the emergency. The director shall also attempt to notify the industrial user or other person causing the emergency and request their assistance in abating same. Following consultation with the aforementioned officials of the metropolitan government, or in their absence such elected officials of the metropolitan government as may be available, the director shall temporarily terminate the service of such user or users as are necessary to abate the condition when such action appears reasonably necessary. Such service shall be restored by the director as soon as the emergency situation has been abated or corrected. (Ord. BL2010-678 § 2, 2010; Ord. 97-729 § 3 (part), 1997)

Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 15.60.450 Punitive action—Confirmation of authority required—Exceptions.

15.60.450 - Punitive action—Confirmation of authority required—Exceptions. The director shall report to the hearing authority his intent to institute any action under the provisions of Sections 15.60.410 and 15.60.430 and seek the advice of the authority in regard thereto, unless he shall determine that immediate action is advisable. (Ord. BL2010-678 § 2, 2010; Ord. 97-729 § 3 (part), 1997)

Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 15.60.460 Violation—Penalty.

15.60.460 - Violation—Penalty. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter including but not limited to the following violations: A. Violates an effluent standard or limitation; B. Violates the terms or conditions of a wastewater discharge permit; C. Fails to complete a filing or reporting requirement; D. Fails to perform or properly report any required monitoring; E. Violates a final order or determination of the hearing authority or the director; or F. Fails to pay any established sewer service charge or industrial cost recovery charge; shall be assessed a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed the sum of ten thousand dollars per day for each day of violation. (Ord. BL2010-678 § 2, 2010; Ord. 97-729 § 3 (part), 1997)

Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 15.60.465 Right of entry.

15.60.465 - Right of entry. Under 40 CFR 403.8(A)(6)(v), pretreatment shall have the right to carry out all inspections, surveillance and monitoring procedures necessary to determine, independent of information supplied by industrial users, compliance or noncompliance with applicable pretreatment standards and requirements by industrial users. Representatives of the POTW shall be authorized to enter any premises of any industrial user in which a discharge source or treatment system is located or in which records are required to be kept under Section 403.12(o) to assure compliance with pretreatment standards. Such authority shall be at least as extensive as the authority provided under Section 308 of the Act; Pretreatment requirements which will be enforced through the remedies set forth in paragraph 40 CFR 403.8(f)(1)(vi)(A) of this section, will include but not be limited to, the duty to allow or carry out inspections, entry, or monitoring activities; any rules, regulations, or orders issued by the POTW; any requirements set forth in control mechanisms issued by the POTW; or any reporting requirements imposed by the POTW or these regulations in this part. The POTW shall have authority and procedures (after informal notice to the discharger) immediately and effectively to halt or prevent any discharge of pollutants to the POTW which reasonably appears to present an imminent endangerment to the health or welfare of persons. The POTW shall also have authority and procedures (which shall include notice to the affected industrial users and an opportunity to respond) to halt or prevent any discharge to the POTW which presents or may present an endangerment to the environment or which threatens to interfere with the operation of the POTW. (Ord. BL2010-678 § 2, 2010)

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