(A) When the Operational Manager finds that a user has violated, or continues to violate, any provision of this chapter, an individual wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, the Operational Manager may fine such user in an amount not to exceed $1,000 per day that said violation exists. Such fines shall be assessed on a per-violation, per-day basis. In the case of monthly or other long-term average discharge limits, fines shall be assessed for each day during the period of violation.
(B) Unpaid charges, fines and penalties shall, after 30 calendar days, be assessed an additional penalty of 18% of the unpaid balance, and interest shall accrue thereafter at a rate of 1.5% per month. A lien against the user’s property shall be sought for unpaid charges, fines and penalties. User shall be responsible for, and pay, all attorney fees and court costs incurred in enforcing said penalties or liens.
(C) Users desiring to dispute such fines must file a written request for the Operational Manager to reconsider the fine along with full payment of the fine amount within ten days of being notified of the fine. Where a request has merit, the Operational Manager may convene a hearing on the matter. In the event the user’s appeal is successful, the payment, together with any interest accruing thereto, shall be returned to the user. The Operational Manager may add the costs of preparing administrative enforcement actions, such as notices and orders, to the fine.
(D) Issuance of an administrative fine shall not be a bar against, or a prerequisite for, taking any other action against the user.
(Prior Code, § 56.095) (Ord. 2011-52-02, passed 1-12-2015; Ord. 2014-01, passed 1-12-2015)