Supplemental enforcement action.

Houston Code of Ordinances § 47-198

in effect

Sec. 47-198. - Supplemental enforcement action. (a) Performance bonds. The director may decline to issue or reissue an individual wastewater discharge permit or a general permit to any user who has failed to comply with any provision of this article, a previous individual wastewater discharge permit, or a previous general permit or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, unless such user first files a satisfactory bond, payable to the city, in a sum not to exceed a value determined by the director to be necessary to achieve consistent compliance. (b) Liability insurance. The director may decline to issue or reissue an individual wastewater discharge or a general permit to any user who has failed to comply with any provision of this article, a previous individual wastewater discharge permit, or a previous general permit or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, unless the user first submits proof that it has obtained and provided financial assurances acceptable to the director, such as liability insurance, for the restoration or repair of damage to the POTW caused by the user's discharge. (c) Payment of outstanding fees and penalties. The director may decline to issue or reissue an individual wastewater discharge permit or a general permit to any user who has failed to pay any outstanding fees, fines or penalties incurred as a result of any provision of this article, a previous individual wastewater discharge permit, or a previous general permit or order issued hereunder. (d) Water supply severance. Whenever a user has violated or continues to violate any provision of this article, an individual wastewater discharge permit, a general permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, water service to the user may be severed. Service will recommence, at the user's expense, only after the user has satisfactorily demonstrated to the director its ability to comply. (e) Public nuisances. A violation of any provision of this article, an individual wastewater discharge permit, a general permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement is hereby declared a public nuisance and shall be corrected or abated as directed by the director. Any person creating a public nuisance shall be subject to the provisions of the chapter 10 of this article governing such nuisances, including, but not limited to, reimbursing the city for any costs incurred in removing, abating, or remedying said nuisance. (Ord. No. 2020-1024, § 2(Exh. A), 12-2-2020)

Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH47WASE_ARTVINWA_S47-198SUENACFetched: 10/26/2026