A. When the City finds that a user has violated or continues to violate any provision of BC Chapters 15.20 through 15.80, a wastewater discharge permit or order, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, the City may assess a penalty against the user in an amount not to exceed $6,250.

The penalty may be assessed on a per violation, per day basis. In the case of monthly or other long-term average discharge limits, penalties shall be assessed for each day during the period of violation.

B. Users desiring to dispute the penalty must file a written request for the City to reconsider the penalty along with full payment of the penalty amount within 30 days of being notified of the penalty. Where a request has merit, the Public Works Director shall convene a hearing on the matter within 60 days of receiving the request from the user. In the event the user’s appeal is successful, the payment, together with interest, shall be returned to the user. The City may add the costs of preparing administrative enforcement actions, such as notices and orders, to the penalty.

C. Issuance of an administrative penalty shall not be a bar against, or a prerequisite for, taking any other action against the user. [Ord. NS-2182, 2012]