If any person discharges sewage, industrial wastes or other wastes into the City's wastewater disposal system contrary to the provisions of this chapter, Federal or State pretreatment requirements or any order of the city, or who falsifies information pertaining to any waste discharge or reporting requirements, or who knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required under this chapter, or who willfully or negligently violates any provision of this chapter, the Director of Law may, following the authorization of such action by Council, commence an action for appropriate legal and/or equitable relief in the proper court of this County. Such a violation shall be a first degree misdemeanor, punishable by a one thousand dollar ($1,000) per violation per day fine and actual damages incurred by the POTW per violation per day as long as the violation continues. Each day or portion thereof, during which a violation occurs shall be considered a separate offense.
Any person who has violated the provisions of this chapter, Federal or State pretreatment requirements, or any order or permit of the City issued hereunder, shall be liable for a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation per day fine for as long as the violation continues. The City may recover reasonable attorneys' fees, court costs, and other expenses associated with enforcement activities, including sampling and monitoring expenses, and the cost of any actual damages incurred by the City. In determining the amount of civil liability, the Court shall take into account all relevant circumstances, including, but not limited to, the extent of harm caused by the violation, the magnitude and duration of the violation, any economic benefit gained through the user's violation, corrective actions by the user, the compliance history of the user, and any other factor as justice requires. Filing a suit for civil penalties shall not be a bar against, or a prerequisite for, taking any other action against a user.
APPENDIX A
PRIORITY TOXIC POLLUTANTS
TABLE I. EPA'S PRIORITY TOXIC POLLUTANTS
1. acenaphthene
2. acrolein
3. acrylonitrile
4. benzene
5. benzidine
6. carbon tetrachloride
(tetrachloromethane)
CHLORINATED BENZENES (OTHER THAN
DICHLOROBENZES)
7. chlorobenzene
8. 1,2,4-trichloro benzene
9. hexachlorobenzene
CHLORINATED ETHANES
(including 1-2-3 dichloroethane,
1, 1, 1, trichloroethane and
hexachloroethane)
10. 1, 2 dichloroethane
11. 1, 1, 1,-trichloroethane
12. hexachloroethane
13. 1, 1 - dichloroethane
14. 1,1, 2 - trichloroethane
15. 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane
16. chloroethane
CHLOROALKYL ETHERS
(chloromethyl, chloroethyl and mixed
ethers)
17. bis (chloromethyl) ether
18. bis (2chloroethyl) ether.
19. 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether (mixed)
chloroinated nephthalene
20. 2-chloronapththalene
CHLORINATED PHENOLS
(other than those listed elsewhere; includes trichlorophenols and
chlorinated cresols)
21. 2, 4, 6 - trichlorophenol
22. parachloro metacresol
23. chloroform (trichloromethane)
24. 2-chlorophenol
DICHLOROBENZENES
25. 1, 2-dichlorobenzene
26. 1,3-dichlorobenzene
27. 1, 4-dichlorobenzene
DICHLOROBENZIDINE
28. 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine
DICHLOROETHYLENES(1, 1-
dichloroethylene and 1,2
dichloroethylene)
29. 1, 1-dichloroethylene
30. 1, 2-trans-dichloroethylene
31. 2, 4-dichlorophenol
DICHLOROPROPANE AND
DICHLOROPROPANE
32. 1,2-dichloropropane
33. 1,2-dichloropropylene
(1,3-dichloropropene)
34. 2, 4-dimethylphenol
DINITROTOLUANE
35. 2,4-dinitrotoluene
36. 2,6-dinitrotoluene
37. 1, 2-diphenylhydrazine
38. ethylbenzene
39. fluoranthene
HALOETHERS (other than those
listed elsewhere)
40. 4-chlorophenyl phenyl ether
41. 4-bromophenyl phenyl ether
42. bis (2-chloroisopropyl) ether
43. bis (2-chloroethoxy) methane
HALOMETHANES (other than those listed elsewhere)
44. methylene chloride
(dichloromethane)
45. methyl chloride
(chloromethane)
46. methyl bromide
(bromomethane)
47. bromoform
(tribromomethane)
48. dichlorobromomethane)
49. trichlorofluormethane
50. dichlorofluormethane)
51. chlorodibromomethane
52. hexachlorobutadiene
53. hexachlorocyclopentadie ne
54. isophorone
55. naphthalene
56. nitrobenzene
NITROPHENOLS (including 2, 4-
dinitrophenol and
dintrocresol)
57. 2-nitrophenol
58. 4-nitrophenol
59. 2,4-dinitrophenol
60. 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol
NITROSAMINES
61. N-nitrosodimethylamine
62. N-nitrosodiphenylamine
63. N-nitrosodi-n-propylamine
64. pentachlorophenol
65. phenol
PHTHALATE ETHERS
66. bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
67. butyl benzyl phthlate
68. di-n-butyl phthalate
69. di-n-octyl phthalate
70. diethyl phthalate
71. dimethyl phthlate
POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC
HYDROCARBONS
72. benzo (a) anthracene
(1,2-benzphenanthrene)
73. benzo (a) pyrene (3,4-
benzopyrene)
74. 3,4-benzofluoranthene
75. benzo (k) fluoranthane
(11.12-benzofluoranthene)
76. chrysene
77. acenaphthylene
78. anthracene
79. benzo (ghi) perylene
(1,12-benzoperylene)
80. fluorene
81. phenanthrene
82. dibenzo (a.h) anthracene
(1,2,5,6-dibenzanthracene)
83. undeno (1,2,3-cy) pyrene
(2,3-o-phenylenepyrene)
84. pyrene
85. tetrachloroethylene
86. toluene
87. trichloroethylene
88. vinyl chloride
(chloroethylene)
PESTICIDES AND METABOLITES
89. aldrin
90. dieldrin
91. chlordane (technical mixtures
and metobolites)
DDT AND METABOLITES
92. 4,4'-DDT
93. 4,4'-DDE (p,p’-DDX)
94. 4,4'-DDD (p,p’-TDE)
ENDOSULFAN AND
METABOLITES)
95. a-endosulfan-Alpha
96. b-endosulfan-Beta
97. endosulfan sulfate
ENDRIN AND METABOLITES
98. endrin
99. endrin aldehyde
HEPTACHLOR AND METABOLITES
100. heptachlor
101. heptachlor epoxide
HEXACHLOROCYCLOHE XANE
(all isomers)
102. a-BHC-Alpha
103. b-BHC-Beta
104. r-BHC (lindane)- Gamma
104. g-BHC-Delta
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS
(PCB’s)
106. PCB-1242 (Arochlor 1242)
107. PCB-1254 (Arochlor 1254)
108. PCB-1221 (Arochlor 1221)
109. PCB-1232 (Arochlor 1232)
110. PCB-1248 (Arochlor 1248)
111. PCB-1260 (Arochlor 1260)
112. PCB-1016 (Arochlor 1016)
113. toxaphene
114. antimony (total)
115. arsenic (total)
116. asbestos (fibrous)
117. beryllium (total)
118. cadmium (total)
119. chromium (total)
120. copper (total)
121. cyanide (total)
122. lead (total)
123. mercury (total)
124. nickel (total)
125. selenium (total)
126. silver (total)
127. thallium (total)
128. zinc (total)
129. 2,3,7,8- tetrachlorodib enzo-p-
dioxin (TCDD)
(Ord. 14-91. Passed 1-28-91.)