(A) A user who willfully or negligently violates any provision of this chapter, a wastewater discharge permit, other control document, or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement shall be referred to the State of Indiana or the EPA for legal action and, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by the maximum fine or imprisonment, or both, as allowed by EPA or the State of Indiana.
(B) A user who willfully or negligently introduces any substance into the POTW which causes personal injury or property damage shall be referred to the State of Indiana or EPA for legal action and, upon conviction, be subject to the maximum penalty or be subject to the maximum imprisonment, or both, as allowed by the State of Indiana or EPA. This penalty shall be in addition to any other cause of action for personal injury or property damage available under state law.
(C) A user who knowingly makes any false statements, representations, or certifications in any application, record, report, plan, or other documentation filed, or required to be maintained, pursuant to this chapter, wastewater discharge permit, other control document, or order issued hereunder, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required under this chapter shall be referred to the State of Indiana or the EPA for legal action and, upon conviction, be punished by the maximum fine or imprisonment, or both, as allowed by EPA or the State of Indiana.
(D) In the event of a second conviction, a user shall be punished by the maximum fine or imprisonment, or both, as allowed by EPA or the State of Indiana.
(Ord. 9-2016, passed 6-7-2016)