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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 8-4 Notice of unanticipated bypass.">
  <section prefix="§" num="8-4" heading="Notice of unanticipated bypass.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Immediate oral notice.">An industrial user shall submit oral notice of an unanticipated bypass that exceeds applicable pretreatment standards to the Director within 24 hours from the time the industrial user becomes aware of the bypass.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Written report.">
      <para num="(1)">A written submission shall also be provided within 5 days of the time the industrial user becomes aware of the bypass.</para>
      <para num="(2)">The written submission shall contain:<para num="(i)">a description of the bypass and its cause;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">the duration of the bypass, including exact dates and times, and if the bypass has not been corrected, the anticipated time it is expected to continue; and</para>
        <para num="(iii)">steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the bypass.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(3)">The Director may waive the written report on a case-by-case basis if the oral report has been received within 24 hours.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 25, §7(f)(1)(b)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 91-775</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
