Damage to Environment | Points | Costs of Restoration/ Abatement | Points |
Extreme | 5 | Over $10,000 | 5 |
Severe | 4 | 7,000 | 4 |
Moderate | 3 | 5,000 | 3 |
Slight | 2 | 2,500 | 2 |
None | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Savings To Violator | Points | Past Violations No. Violations in Last 365 Days | Points |
10,000 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
7,500 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
5,000 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Deterrence of Future Violations | Points | Other Factors | Points |
Extremely Important | 5 | (Such as damage to pretreatment works, willfulness, or concealment, others) | 5 |
Important | 4 | 4 | |
Moderate | 3 | 3 | |
Slight | 2 | 2 | |
Minimal | 1 | 1 |
Points shall be assessed for a violation in accordance with the above chart which constitutes the Borough assessment policy.
Points shall be totaled and the civil penalty shall be assessed as follows:
No. of Points | Penalty |
25 | $25,000 |
20 | 20,000 |
15 | 15,000 |
10 | 10,000 |
5 | 5,000 |
The assessment of penalties may include numbers which are not whole, such as 1.5, to allow flexibility and discretion by the pretreatment officer in arriving at a fair and appropriate penalty. The above listed monetary civil penalties shall be then prorated to reflect the less than whole number of points assessed.
EXAMPLE: Total points = 12.5
Civil penalty = $12,500 (Ord. 396, 9/6/2000, § 867)