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ROH §43-5.6

When the city can cancel or pause your wastewater discharge permit

Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗

The city can revoke or suspend your wastewater discharge permit if you break the rules, such as lying on your application, not reporting discharges, blocking inspections, or not paying fees. This section lists the reasons for losing your permit.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Industrial wastewater discharge permit revocation or 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.

Wastewater discharge permits may be revoked or suspended based on violations of this chapter, laws, rules, or any final judicial order, including but not limited to the following reasons: (1) Failure to provide notification to the director of changed ownership or operations pursuant to this article; (2) Misrepresentation or failure to fully disclose all relevant facts in the wastewater discharge permit application; (3) Falsifying self-monitoring reports or late submittal of reports; (4) Failure to factually report the wastewater constituents and characteristics of its discharge; (5) Tampering or actions which disrupt the proper functioning of monitoring equipment; (6) Refusing to allow the city timely access to the facility premises and records; (7) Failure to meet effluent limitations; (8) Failure to pay fines; (9) Failure to pay sewer charges; (10) Failure to meet compliance schedules; (11) Failure to complete a wastewater survey or the wastewater discharge permit application; (12) Failure to provide advance notice of the transfer of the permitted facility; (13) Nonuse or cessation of operations; (14) Failure to notify the director immediately of all discharges that could cause problems to the POTW and collection system, including slug discharges and specific prohibitions, as defined by § 43-1.8 and by 40 CFR § 403.5(b); or (15) Any discharge that is in violation of any one or more of the following: any applicable city, State, or federal laws and requirements or results in any enforcement action by the city, EPA, or DOH.
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.