(a) Protection from Damage. No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the wastewater treatment works. Any person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest.
(b) Penalties. Any discharger who is found to have violated an order of the Village or who has failed to comply with any provision of this chapter, and the regulations or rules of the Village, or order of any court of competent jurisdiction may be subject to the imposition of a civil penalty and a misdemeanor. The penalty shall be a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) per violation.
(c) Recovery of Costs. Any discharger violating 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 Village’s wastewater disposal system shall be liable to the Village for any expense, loss or damage caused by such violation or discharge. The Village shall bill the discharger for the costs incurred by the Village 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.
(d) Falsifying Information. Any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation or certification in any application, record, report, plan or other document filed or required to be maintained pursuant to this chapter, or who falsifies, tampers with or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required under this chapter shall by punished by the imposition of a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for not more than six months.
(e) Records Retention. All dischargers subject to this chapter shall retain and preserve for no less than three years any records, books, documents, memoranda, reports, correspondence and any and all summaries thereof relating to monitoring, sampling and chemical analyses made by or in behalf of a discharger in connection with its discharge. All records which pertain to matters which are the subject of administrative adjustment or any other enforcement or litigation activities brought by the Village pursuant hereto shall be retained and preserved by the discharger until all enforcement activities have concluded and all periods of limitation with respect to any and all appeals have expired.
(Ord. 9-89. Passed 6-20-89.)
(Ord. 9-89. Passed 6-20-89.)