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(A) In addition to all other remedies available under this article, federal, State and local law, the city manager may terminate any user's permission to discharge into the system if the user does any of the following acts:
(1) Violates IWD permit conditions;
(2) Fails to accurately report the wastewater constituents and characteristics of the user's discharge;
(3) Fails to report significant changes in operations or wastewater volume, constituents and characteristics prior to discharge;
(4) Refuses reasonable access to the user's premises for the purpose of inspection, monitoring or sampling; or
(5) Violates the pretreatment standards in division 3 of this article.
(B) Any user violating the provisions in subsection (A) will be notified of the proposed termination of the user's permission to discharge into the system and be offered an opportunity to show cause under section 19-102 of this article why the proposed action should not be taken. Exercise of this option by the city manager shall not be a bar to, or a prerequisite for, taking any action, whether criminal or civil, against the user.
(`64 Code, Sec. 25-73) (Ord. No. 2494)
DIVISION 9. JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES
(A) When the city manager finds that a user has violated, or continues to violate, any provision of this article, an IWD permit, or an order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, the city manager, through the city attorney, may petition the Ventura County Superior Court for the issuance of a temporary or permanent injunction, as appropriate, that restrains or compels the specific performance of the conditions/ requirements of an IWD permit, order, or other requirement imposed by this article on activities of the user.
(B) The city manager may also seek other appropriate legal and/or equitable relief; including an order for the user to conduct environmental remediation. A petition for injunctive relief shall not be a bar against, or prerequisite for, the taking of any action against, whether criminal or civil, against a user.
(`64 Code, Sec. 25-74) (Ord. No. 2494)
(A) A user that has violated, or continues to violate, any provision of this article, an IWD permit, or an order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement may be liable to the city for a maximum civil penalty of $10,000 per violation per day.
(B) The city filing a suit for civil penalties shall not be a bar against, or a prerequisite for, taking other enforcement action, whether criminal or civil, against a user.
(`64 Code, Sec. 25-75) (Ord. No. 2494)
(A) A user who willfully or negligently violates any provision of this article, an IWD permit or an order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(B) 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 article, an IWD permit, or an order issued hereunder, or that falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required under this article shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(`64 Code, Sec. 25-76) (Ord. No. 2494)
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