SEC. 124.04. SURCHARGE FOR VIOLATION OF REQUIREMENTS IN SECTION 124.03 .

   If an owner of a large turf area fails to comply with the requirements of Section 124.03 within 182 days of the date set for compliance in Section 124.03, the Department of Water and Power shall thereafter charge the owner a ten percent surcharge on the charges for water used for the property in violation, for each billing period until the owner complies or until the 365th day following the date set for compliance in Section 124.03, whichever occurs first.

   If, after 365 days following the date set for compliance in Section 124.03, the owner is still in violation, the Department of Water and Power shall increase the surcharge to twenty-five percent on the charges for water used for the property in violation, for each billing period until the owner complies or until the 547th day following the date set for compliance in Section 124.03, whichever occurs first.

   If, after the 547th day following the date set for compliance in Section 124.03, the owner still has not complied with these requirements, then the Department shall increase the surcharge to fifty percent on the charges for water used for the property in violation, for each billing period until the owner complies or until the 729th day following the date set for compliance in Section 124.03, whichever occurs first.

   If, after the 729th day following the date set for compliance in Section 124.03, the owner still has not complied with these requirements, then the Department shall increase the surcharge to one hundred percent on the charges for water used for the property in violation, for each billing period until the owner complies.

   Charges collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Water Revenue Fund.