(A) Civil penalties. Any discharger who is found to have violated an order of the POTW or who has failed to comply with any provision of this article and the regulations or rules of the POTW or orders of any court of competent jurisdiction or permits issued under this article may be subjected to the imposition of a civil penalty of $500 per day for each day the violation occurs and a penalty of double any economic gain made by continuing operations during a violation.
(B) Recovery of costs incurred by city. Any discharger violating any of the provisions of this article or who discharges or causes a discharge producing a deposit or obstruction or causes damage to or impairs the POTW stormwater or wastewater disposal system shall be liable to the POTW for any expense, loss or damage caused by such violation or discharge. The POTW shall bill the discharger for the costs incurred by the POTW for any supervision, investigation, sampling, administration, cleaning, repair or replacement work caused by the violation or discharge. Refusal to pay the assessed costs shall constitute a violation of this article enforceable under the provisions of this article. In addition, the charges which are made pursuant to this article are hereby made a lien on all premises served thereby, subject to the remedies described in § 68-102 of this chapter.
(1993 Code, § 68-194) (Ord. passed 1-22-2001; Ord. 2014-01, passed 1-27-2014)