(A) (1) A violation of this chapter shall make the violator, including without limitation the owner of the property in violation or on which the violation occurs, liable for a civil fine up to $1,000, or other amount allowed by law for each violation of any pretreatment standard or requirement.
(2) The following rules apply to violations:
(a) Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense;
(c) A separate violation occurs for each pollutant that exceeds an applicable discharge limitation or pretreatment standard;
(d) If a user is in noncompliance with any discharge limitation or pretreatment standard that is a monthly average, 30-day average, seven day average or other daily average, then the user has one violation on each day of the averaging period;
(e) If for any period a user has violated both a maximum and an average discharge limitation or pretreatment standard for a particular pollutant, then the total number of violations is the sum of the days on which the maximum standard was violated and the days in the averaging period; and
(f) One violation occurs on:
1. Each day that a report is late; and
2. Each day after an action required to be completed is not completed.
(B) A person who violates § 50.093(A) is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more that 90 days, or a fine of not more than $500, or both. Each violation constitutes a separate and distinct offense.
(C) A person who violates § 50.093(B) is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more that 90 days, or a fine of not more than $500, or both. Each violation constitutes a separate and distinct offense.
(Ord. passed 7-10-2013)