(A) Any person who violates any provisions of this chapter which no other specific penalty applies shall be subject to the penalty set forth in § 10.99.
(B) (1) Any user who is found to have violated an order of YCWSD, County Council or POTW, or who willfully or negligently failed to comply with any provision of this chapter and the rules, regulations and permits issued hereunder, shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $2,000 per day. Each day on which a violation shall occur or continue shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense. The civil penalties shall be imposed using the procedure set forth in S.C. Code § 6-11-85, as amended, and in SCDHEC Regulation 6-72. In addition to the penalties provided herein, YCWSD and the POTW may recover reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, court reporter's fees and other expenses of litigation by appropriate suit-at-law against the person found to have violated this chapter or the orders, rules, regulations and permit issued hereunder.
(2) YCWSD and the POTW may recover all reasonable costs associated with the violation and/or the enforcement action to include, but not be limited to, costs for correcting problems in their respective sewer systems or treatment plants caused by the violations, costs for sampling and analysis, staff personnel manpower requirements, and all other costs determined by YCWSD or the POTW to be related to the violation and/or enforcement action.
(3) The amount of the penalty may be increased up to the maximum allowed according to the severity of the violation, the impact on the sewer systems or treatment plants, and the effect on receiving streams.
(Ord. 102, passed 1-21-02)