(a) Penalties.
(1) Whenever any discharger who may have violated and/or who has neglected or failed to comply with any provision of this chapter, and the regulations, or rules of the City and/or Control Authority, or orders of any court of competent jurisdiction or orders issued pursuant to this chapter, the City and/or Control Authority may institute an appropriate action at law or in equity to restrain the execution in violation of this Chapter, and the violator shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per violation per day. Each day's violation constitutes a separate offense.
(2) Any discharger who, with criminal intent or gross negligence, violated any provision of this chapter, and the regulations or rules of the City and/or Control Authority, or orders of any court of competent jurisdiction or orders issued pursuant to this chapter, shall be guilty of a first degree misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or be subject to imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both.
(b) Recovery of Costs Incurred by the City and/or Control Authority. Any Discharger violating any of the provisions of this chapter, or who discharges or causes a discharge producing a deposit or obstruction, or causes damage to or impairs the City's and/or Control Authority's Wastewater Treatment Plant wastewater disposal system shall be liable to the City and/or Control Authority for any expense, loss, or damage caused by such violation or discharge. The City and/or Control Authority shall bill the Discharger for the costs incurred by the City for any cleaning, repair, or replacement work caused by the violation or discharge. Refusal to pay the assessed costs shall constitute a violation of this Ordinance enforceable under the provisions of Section 915.06
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(c) Falsifying Information. Any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation or certification in any application, record, report, plan or other document filed or required to be maintained pursuant to this chapter, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required under this chapter, shall, upon conviction be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or be subject to imprisonment for not more than six (6) months or both. (Ord. 12-38. Passed 11-19-12.)