(A) Any user who is found to have failed to comply with any provision of this chapter, or the orders, rules, regulations and permits issued hereunder, may be fined up to $10,000 per day per violation.
(B) In determining the amount of the civil penalty, the POTW Director shall consider the following:
(1) The degree and extent of the harm to the natural resources, to the public health or to public or private property resulting from the violation;
(2) The duration and gravity of the violation;
(3) The effect on ground or surface water quantity or quality or on air quality;
(4) The cost of rectifying the damage;
(5) The amount of money saved by noncompliance;
(6) Whether the violation was committed willfully or intentionally;
(7) The prior record of the violator in complying or failing to comply with the pretreatment program; and
(8) The cost of enforcement to the town.
(C) Appeals of the civil penalties assessed in accordance with this section shall be as provided in § 51.051(H).
(Ord. 192, passed 10-4-1994)