(A) (1) When the POTW manager finds that a User has violated, or continues to violate, any provision of this ordinance, an individual wastewater discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, the POTW manager may fine such User in an amount not to exceed $10,000.
(2) Such fines shall be assessed on a per-violation, per-day basis.
(3) In the case of monthly or other long-term average discharge limits, fines shall be assessed for each day during the period of violation.
(B) Unpaid charges, fines and penalties shall, after 30 calendar days, be assessed an additional penalty according to the city’s Purchasing and Accounts Receivable (P.A.R.S.) Policy.
(C) Users desiring to dispute such fines must file a written request for the POTW manager to reconsider the fine along with full payment of the fine amount within 30 days of being notified of the fine. Where a request has merit, the POTW manager may convene a hearing on the matter. In the event the User’s appeal is successful, the payment, together with any interest accruing thereto, shall be returned to the User. The POTW manager may add the costs of preparing administrative enforcement actions, such as notices and orders, to the fine.
(D) Issuance of an administrative fine shall not be a bar against, or a prerequisite for, taking any other action against the User.
(Prior Code, § 22.10.060) (Ord. 22-17, passed 8-18-2022)