(A) Whenever the Environmental Review Board has reasonable cause to believe that any person is violating or threatening to violate this chapter or any rule or order adopted or issued pursuant to this chapter, or any term, condition, or provision of an approved erosion and sedimentation control plan, it may, either before or after the institution of any other action or proceeding authorized by this chapter, institute a civil action in the name of the county, for injunctive relief to restrain the threatened violation. The action will be brought in the Superior Court of Cleveland County, North Carolina.
(B) Upon determination by a court that an alleged violation is occurring or is threatened, the court shall enter any order or judgment that is necessary to abate the violation, to ensure that restoration is performed, or to prevent the threatened violation. The institution of an action for injunctive relief under this section shall not relieve any party to the proceedings from any civil or criminal penalty prescribed for violations of this chapter.
(Ord. 13-34, passed 11-26-2013)