(a) Penalties. Any discharger who violates an order of the City or who has failed to comply with any provision of this chapter or the regulations or rules of the City shall be found in noncompliance of the Pretreatment Ordinance by the City. The penalty will be by a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1, 000) per day and to a maximum as prescribed within the City NPDES permit, in the event the City is in violation of the permit, due to the discharger's noncompliance. The fine will include all costs borne by the City including but not limited to labor, sampling, lab testing, chemicals, consulting and legal fees, etc. Each day on which a violation occurs or continues shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense. In addition to the penalties herein, the City may recover reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, court reporters' fees and other expenses of litigation by appropriate suit at law against the person found to have violated any provision of this chapter or the orders, rules, regulations and permits issued hereunder.
(b) Recovery of Costs Incurred by the Authority. Any discharger who violates any of the provisions of this chapter, or who discharges or causes a discharge producing a deposit or obstruction or causes damage to or impairs the City's POTW shall be liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage caused by such violation or discharge. The City may bill the discharger for the costs incurred by the City for any cleaning, repair or replacement work caused by the violation or discharge. Refusal to pay the assessed costs shall constitute a violation of this chapter enforceable under the provisions of Section 908.06.
(c) Falsifying Information. Any person who knowingly makes an intentional violation, violation of gross negligence, false statement, representation or certification in operation or in any application, record, report, plan or who falsifies, tampers with or knowingly renders inaccurate any device or method required under this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (Ord. 14-26. Passed 5-5-14.)
APPENDIX A
PRIORITY POLLUTANTS
1. asbestos (fibrous) | 28. benzo (k) fluroanthene |
2. cyanide (total) | 29. a-BHC (alpha) |
3. antimony (total) | 30. b-BHC (beta) |
4. arsenic (total) | 31. d-BHC (delta) |
5. beryllium (total) | 32. g-BHC (gamma) |
6. cadmium (total) | 33. bis (2-chloroethyl) ether |
7. chromium (total) | 34. bis (2-chloroethory) methane |
8. copper (total) | 35. bis (2-chloroisopropyl) ether |
9. lead (total) | 36. bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate |
10. mercury (total) | 37. bromoform |
11. nickel (total) | 38. bromomethane (methyl bromide) |
12. selenium (total) | 39. 4-bromophenylphenyl ether |
13. silver (total) | 40. butylbenzyl phthalate |
14. thallium (total) | 41. carbon tetrachloride |
15. zinc (total) | 42. chlordane |
16. acenaphthene | 43. chlorobenzene |
17. acenaphthylene | 44. chloroethane |
18. acrolein | 45. 2-chloroethylvinyl ether |
19. acrylonitrile | 46. chloroform |
20. aldrin | 47. chloromethane (methyl chloride) |
21. anthracene | 48. 2-chloronaphtalene |
22. benzene | 49. 2-chlorophenol |
23. benzidine | 50. 4-chlorophenylphenyl ether |
24. benzo (a) anthracene | 51. chrysene |
25. benzo (a) pyrene | 52. 4, 4' - DDD |
26. 3,4-benzo (b) fluoranthene | 53. 4, 4' - DDE |
27. benzo (g,h,i) perylene | 54. 4, 4' - DDT |
55. dibenzo (a, h) anthracene | 85. ethylbenzene |
56. dichlorobromomethane | 86. fluoranthene |
57. 1, 2-dichlorobenzene | 87. fluorene |
58. 1, 3-dichlorobenzene | 88. heptachlor |
59. 1, 4-dichlorobenzene | 89. heptachlor epoxide |
60. 3, 3-dichlorobenzidine | 90. hexachlorobenzene |
61. dichlorodibromomethane | 91. hexachlorobutadiene |
62. 1, 1-dichloroethylene | 92. hexachlorocyclopentadiene |
63. 1, 2-dichloroethane | 93. hexachloroethane |
64. 1, 1-dichloroethene | 94. indeno (1,2,3, -cd) pyrene |
65. trans-1, 2-dichloroethene | 95. isophorone |
66. 2, 4-dichlorophenol | 96. methylene chloride |
67. 1,2-dichloroprohane | 97. naphthalene |
68. (cis & trans) 1, 3-dichloropropene | 98. nitrobenzene |
69. dieldrin | 99. nitrophenol |
70. deithyl phthalate | 100. 4-nitrophenol |
71. 2, 4-dimethylphenol | 101. n-nitrosodimethylamine |
72. dimethyl phthalate | 102. n-nitrosodi-n-propylamine |
73. di-n-butyl phthalate | 103. n-nitrosodiphenylamine |
74. di-n-octyl phthalate | 104. PCB-1016 |
75. 4, 6-dinitro-o-cresol | 105. PCB-1221 |
76. 2, 4-dinitrophenol | 106. PCB-1232 |
77. 2, 4-dinitrotoluene | 107. PBC-1242 |
78. 2, 6-dinitrotoluene | 108. PCB-1248 |
79. 1, 2-diphenylhydrazine | 109. PCB-1254 |
80. endosulfan I | 110. PCB-1260 |
81. endosulfan II | 111. pentachlorophenol |
82. endosulfan sulfate | 112. perachlorometa cresol |
83. endrin | 113. phenanthrene |
84. endrin aldehyde | 114. phenol |
115. pyrene | 121. 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene |
116. 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodi-benzo-p-dioxin | 122. 1,1,1-trichloroethane |
117. 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane | 123. 1,1,2-trichloroethane |
118. tetrachloroethylene | 124. trichloroethylene |
119. toluene | 125. 2,4,6-trichlorophenol |
120. toxaphene | 126. vinyl chloride |