ROH §43-5.4
Suspending a permit for dangerous wastewater discharge
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗The city can suspend a permit for up to 45 days to stop dangerous wastewater discharges. If suspended, the permit holder must stop all industrial wastewater discharge immediately. The permit can be reinstated when the holder meets all requirements, and the suspension stays in effect during an appeal.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Permit suspension
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) The director may suspend a permit as provided in this article or by law for a period not to exceed 45 calendar days when such suspension is necessary to stop a discharge which presents an immediate hazard or threat to the public health, safety, or welfare, to the environment, to the public sewer system, or to those employed by the city.
(b) Any industrial user notified of a suspension of such person’s permit shall immediately cease and desist in the discharge of all industrial wastewater to the sewer system. In the event of a failure of the industrial user to comply voluntarily with the suspension order, the director shall take such steps as necessary to insure compliance or invoke penalties as provided in this chapter.
(c) The director may reinstate the permit upon proof of satisfactory compliance with all discharge requirements of the department.
(d) This provision does not preclude a person’s right to appeal the director’s order as provided herein and by the department’s rules.
(e) The director’s order is not stayed pending any appeal.
; Sec. 14-5.3, R.O. 1990)
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