(a) Rules and regulations. The commissioner may issue rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this article.
(b) Abatement orders. Upon finding a violation of Section 11-4-715(a), any emission limitation, performance standard or permit requirement set forth in this chapter or any air pollution control permit or certificate of operation condition imposed by the commissioner pursuant to this article, the commissioner may issue an emergency or non-emergency cessation order or an emergency or non-emergency abatement order in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4-025 of this Code to any person who causes such violation. Such cessation or abatement order may be in addition to the administrative proceedings, fines and penalties herein provided.
(c) Dilution or concealment of emissions prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to build, erect, install, use or alter any article, machine, equipment or other contrivance that dilutes, reduces or conceals an emission without reducing the quantity of pollutants released into the atmosphere and which, in its unaltered condition, would constitute a violation of Sections 11-4-700, 11-4-720, or 11-4-730 of this article.
(d) Duty to instruct. Failure of any person as owner or agent, operator, member of any operating crew, engineman, fireman, janitor or a person in any other capacity to comply with any provision of this chapter shall be deemed a violation of this article and shall be subject to the fines and penalties as hereinafter provided. It shall be the duty of owners or agents of any regulated equipment or area to instruct or cause to be instructed, the operators, operating crews, enginemen, firemen, hostlers, janitors or any other person operating such regulated equipment or area about the proper operation of such regulated equipment or area.
(e) Defect notice. The commissioner may issue defect notices to persons operating any regulated equipment or area in violation of any requirement of this chapter or any condition imposed pursuant to the provisions of this article. Nothing in this section shall require the commissioner to issue a defect notice prior to commencing other legal or administrative action except as provided in subsection (b) of this section.
(f) Remedy for injury. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to impair any cause of action or legal remedy therefore, of any person for injury or damage arising from the discharge, emission or release into the atmosphere from any source whatsoever of such quantities of smoke, soot, fly ash, dust, cinders, dirt, noxious or obnoxious acids, fumes, oxides, gases, vapors, odors, toxic or radioactive substances, waste, particulate solid, liquid or gaseous matter or any other materials in such place, manner or concentration as to constitute air pollution.
(Added Coun. J. 10-7-09, p. 73413, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 7-28-11, p. 4950, § 1)
Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-7-09, p. 73413, § 1, repealed former § 11-4-800, which pertained to notification and report of breakdown of equipment.