(A) Civil penalties. Any person who is found to have violated an administrative order of the authority or who willfully or negligently failed to comply with any provision of this subchapter, an industrial waste permit, or orders, rules, and regulations issued hereunder, shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000 per violation.
(B) Recovery of costs.
(1) Any person violating any provision of this subchapter, or who discharges or causes damage to or impairs the POTW system shall be liable to the authority for any expense, fine, loss, or damage caused by such violation or discharge. The authority shall bill the industrial user for the costs incurred by the authority for any cleaning, repair, or replacement work caused by the violation or discharge.
(2) Refusal to pay the assessed costs shall constitute a violation of this subchapter enforceable under the provisions of § 53.34 of this subchapter.
(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 subchapter or industrial waste permit, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required under this subchapter or industrial waste permit, shall, upon conviction, be punished by the imposition of a civil penalty of $5,000 per falsification.
(D) Lien of sewer rental.
(1) The owner of each lot, land, or premises connected to the sanitary sewer system or combined sewer system in the village, or having such connection available shall, as well as the lessee of such lot, land, or premise, be liable to the village for any charge or rental levied by this subchapter.
(2) All charges for rentals shall be collected by Village Council, which shall make and enforce such by-laws, rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary. Unpaid bills shall be certified to the County Auditor by the Fiscal Officer, and then place the same on the tax duplicate with interest and penalties allowed by law and the same shall be collected as other taxes are collected.
(Ord. 1993-09, passed 9-13-1993)