A. When the City finds that a user has violated or continues to violate any provision of this Chapter, a wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, the City may fine such user in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per violation. Such fines may be assessed on a per violation, per day basis. In the case of the monthly or other long-term average discharge limits, fines may be assessed for each day during the period of violation.
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B. Unpaid charges, fines, and penalties shall, after thirty (30) calendar days, be assessed an additional penalty of twelve percent (12%) of the unpaid balance, and interest shall accrue thereafter at a rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum.
C. Users desiring to dispute such fines must file a written request for the City to reconsider the fine along with full payment of the fine amount within thirty (30) days of being notified of the fine. Where a reconsideration request has potential merit, the city administrator may convene a hearing on the matter promptly after receiving the request from the user. In the event the user's reconsideration request is determined to have merit, the penalty payment, together with any interest accruing thereto, may be returned to the user. The City may add the costs of preparing administrative enforcement actions, such as notices and order, to the civil fine. (Ord. 582, 10-9-2019)