11.711 Administrative Fines.
Notwithstanding any other section of this chapter, any user which is found to have violated any provision of this chapter, permits and orders issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment requirement may be fined in an amount not to exceed $3,000. Such fines shall be assessed on a per-violation, per-day basis. In the case of monthly or other long-term average discharge limits, fines shall be assessed for each business day during the period of violation.
(1) Assessments may be added to the user’s next scheduled sewer service charge and the WRD Manager may use such other collection remedies as may be available for other service charges and fees.
(2) Unpaid charges, fines, and penalties may, after 30 days, be assessed an additional penalty of 20 percent of the unpaid balance and interest shall accrue thereafter at a rate of seven percent per month. Furthermore, these unpaid charges, fines and penalties, together with interest therefrom shall constitute a lien against the individual user’s property.
(3) Industrial users desiring to dispute such fines must file a written request for the WRD Manager to reconsider the fine along with full payment of the fine amount within 10 days of being notified of the fine. Where the WRD Manager believes a request has merit, he shall convene a hearing on the matter within 15 days of receiving the request from the industrial user. In the event the user’s appeal is successful, the payment together with any interest accruing thereto shall be returned to the industrial user. The RWRF may add the costs of preparing administrative enforcement actions, such as notices and orders, to the fine.