Chapter 4.25
PENALTIES
Sections:
4.25.010 Penalties.
Every person who violates or causes or permits the violation of any of the provisions of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor.
In addition, any person who intentionally or negligently violates any provisions of this title, requirements, or conditions set forth in permits duly issued, or who discharges wastewater which causes pollution, or violates any cease and desist order, prohibition, effluent limitation, national standard of performance, pretreatment or toxicity standard, shall be liable civilly to liabilities imposed by the district or the MRWPCA against which the violation occurs. Said civil liability may be in a sum not to exceed $6,000 for each day in which said violation occurs.
The district or the MRWPCA may petition the superior court to impose, assess and recover such sums. In determining such amount, the court shall take into consideration all relevant circumstances, including but not limited to the extent of harm caused by the violation, the nature and persistence of the violation, the length of time over which the violation occurs, and corrective action, if any. (Ord. 10, 1983; Ord. 1 § 60, 1957)