§ 33.517 MONITORING AND REPORTING VIOLATIONS

NON-COMPLIANCE	NATURE OF THE VIOLATION	ENFORCEMENT RESPONSES	PERSONNEL
1. Reporting violation	Report is improperly signed or certified	Phone call or NOV	PC
	Report is improperly signed or certified after notice by POTW	- AO - Show cause order	PC PC, S
	Isolated, not significant (e.g., 5 days late)	Phone call; NOV	I, PC
	Significant (e.g., report 30 days or more late)	AO to submit with fine per additional day	PC
	Reports are always late or no reports at all	- AO with fine - Show cause order - Civil action	PC PC, S S
	Failure to report spill or changed discharge (no harm)	NOV	PC
	Failure to report spill or changed discharge (results in harm)	- AO with fine - Civil action	PC S
	Repeated failure to report spills	- Show cause order    - Terminate service	PC, S S
	Falsification	- Criminal investigation    - Terminate service	S S
2. Failure to monitor correctly	Failure to monitor all pollutants as required by permit	NOV or AO	PC
	Recurring failure to monitor	- AO with fine - Civil action	PC S
3. Improper sampling	Evidence of intent	- Criminal investigation - Terminate service	S S
4. Failure to install monitoring equipment	Delay of less than 30 days	NOV	PC
	Delay of 30 days or more	AO to install with fine for each additional day	PC
	Recurring, violation of AO	- Civil action - Criminal investigation - Terminate service	PC S S
5. Compliance Schedules (in permit)	Missed milestone by less than 30 days, or will not affect final milestone	NOV or AO with fine	PC
	Missed milestone by more than 30 days, or will affect final milestone (good cause for delay)	AO with fine	PC
	Missed milestone by more than 30 days, or will affect final milestone (no good cause for delay)	- Show cause order - Civil action - Terminate service	PC, S S S
	Recurring violation or violation of schedule in AO	- Civil action - Criminal investigation - Terminate service	S S S

 

(Ord. 91-9, passed 6-11-91; Am. Ord. 2015-12, passed 8-7-15)