(A) Every responsible party has an absolute duty to monitor conditions on property owned or controlled by them, to prevent all illicit discharges and to report to the Enforcement Officer illicit discharges which the responsible party knows or should have known to have occurred.
(B) Failure to comply with any provision of this chapter is a violation of this chapter.
§ 5.3.1. Notwithstanding other requirements of law, as soon as any responsible party has information of any known or suspected illicit discharge, the responsible party shall immediately take all necessary steps to ensure the discovery, containment and cleanup of such discharge at the responsible party’s sole cost.
§ 5.3.3. If the illicit discharge emanates from a commercial or industrial establishment, the owner or operator of such establishment shall also retain an on-site written record of the discharge and the actions taken to prevent its recurrence. Such records shall be retained for at least three years.
§ 5.3.4. A report of an illicit discharge shall be made in person or by phone or facsimile or email to the Enforcement Officer immediately but in any event within 24 hours of the illicit discharge; notifications in person or by phone shall be confirmed by written notice addressed and mailed or emailed to the Enforcement Officer within 24 hours of the personal or phone notice.