<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 26-202. - Civil penalties.</div>
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               (a)
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               Any user who is found to have failed to comply with any provision of this article,
               or the orders, rules, regulations and permits issued hereunder, may be assessed a
               civil penalty up to $25,000.00 per day per violation.
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               (1)
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               Penalties between $10,000.00 and $25,000.00 per day, per violation may be assessed
               against a violator only if:
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               a.
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               For any class of violation, only if a civil penalty has been imposed against the violator
               within the five years preceding the violation; or
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               b.
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               In the case of failure to file, submit, or make available, as the case may be, any
               documents, data, or reports required by this article, or the orders, rules, regulations
               and permits issued hereunder, only if the POTW director determines that the violation
               was intentional and a civil penalty has been imposed against the violator within the
               five years preceding the violation.
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               (b)
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               In determining the amount of the civil penalty, the POTW director shall consider the
               following:
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               (1)
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               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.
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               (2)
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               The duration and gravity of the violation.
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               (3)
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               The effect on ground or surface water quantity or quality or on air quality.
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               (4)
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               The cost of rectifying the damage.
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               (5)
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               The amount of money saved by noncompliance.
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               (6)
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               Whether the violation was committed willfully or intentionally.
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               (7)
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               The prior record of the violator in complying or failing to comply with the pretreatment
               program.
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               (8)
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               The costs of enforcement to the county.
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               (c)
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               The county may recover reasonable attorney's fees, court costs and other expenses
               associated with enforcement activities, including, but not limited to, monitoring,
               sampling, analytical expenses and the cost of any actual damages incurred by the POTW.
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               (d)
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               Appeals of civil penalties assessed in accordance with this section shall be as provided
               in subsection <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH26UT_ARTIVSEUS_DIV4WADIPEAPIS_S26-132WAPE" class="section-link" data-product-id="12650">26-132</a>(9).
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               (e)
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               Filing a suit for civil penalties shall not be a bar against or a prerequisite for
               taking any other action against a user.
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               (Ord. of 9-26-94, Â§ 8.2; Ord. of 8-25-03, Â§ 4; Ord. of 4-14-08, Â§ 34; Ord. of 11-26-12,
               Â§ 39)
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