ENFORCEMENT

Huntsville Code of Ordinances ch. 21, art. II, div. 2

in effect

Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 21-61 Criminal enforcement.

Sec. 21-61. - Criminal enforcement. (a) Any person who shall violate any provision of this article or fails to comply with any of its requirements or who shall fail to comply with any order made under the provision of this article shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in section 1-7. Each person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion during which any violation of any of the provisions of this article is committed or continued. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to falsely tamper with or knowingly render inaccurate any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this article. (Code 1982, § 20-121; Ord. No. 81-192, 6-25-1981)

Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 21-62 Termination of service.

Sec. 21-62. - Termination of service. The city may terminate water and wastewater disposal service and disconnect an industrial customer from the system when: (1) A government agency informs the city that the effluent from the wastewater treatment plant is no longer of quality permitted for discharge to a watercourse, and it is found that the customer is delivering wastewater to the city's system that cannot be sufficiently treated or requires treatment that is not provided by the city as normal domestic treatment. (2) The industrial customer: a. Discharges industrial waste or wastewater that is in violation of the permit issued by the city. b. Discharges waters or wastes having a deleterious effect upon the city's sewer system. c. Discharges wastewater at an uncontrolled, variable rate in sufficient quantity to cause an imbalance in the wastewater treatment system. d. Fails to pay monthly bills for water and sanitary sewer services when due. e. Repeats a discharge of prohibited wastes to a public sewer. (Code 1982, § 20-122)

Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 21-63 Disconnection.

Sec. 21-63. - Disconnection. If service is disconnected pursuant to this division, the city shall: (1) Disconnect the customer. (2) Supply the customer with the governmental agency's report and provide the customer with all pertinent information. (3) Continue disconnection until such time as the industrial customer provides additional pretreatment or other facilities designed to remove the objectionable characteristics from its industrial wastes. (Code 1982, § 20-123)

Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 21-64 Other legal sanctions.

Sec. 21-64. - Other legal sanctions. In addition to sanctions provided for by this article, the city is entitled to exercise sanctions provided for by the other ordinances of the city for failure to pay the bill for water and sanitary sewer service when due. (Code 1982, § 20-125)

Source: City of Huntsville, Alabama, publisher code (Municode) + enacted ordinances (City Council/Legistar)URL: https://library.municode.com/al/huntsville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH21SESEDIOTWADI_ARTIISESEDI_DIV2ENFetched: 11/6/2026