A violation of this chapter may be prosecuted in the local justice
court as a criminal offense. A person found to be in violation of
any provision(s) of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject
to a fine of $250, imprisonment for up to 15 days, or both. Each week
that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct
violation.
In the event a property owner fails or refuses to correct a
violation under this chapter, the Town may commence a civil action,
request injunctive relief against the violation, and seek money damages
to compensate the Town for the costs it has and will incur because
of the violation, including reasonable attorney's fees expended
by the Town.
Any person who knowingly makes any false statements, representation, record, report, plan or other documentation filed with the municipality or who falsifies, tampers with or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required under this chapter shall be punished by a fine and/or imprisonment as set forth in §
100-47 above.
The application of the above penalty or penalties or the prosecution
for the violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be cumulative
and shall not prevent the revocation of any permit issued pursuant
thereto or the enforced removal of the conditions prohibited by this
chapter.
The Superintendent may revoke any wastewater discharge permit
or authorization or terminate or cause to be terminated wastewater
service to any premises if a violation of any provision of this chapter
is found to exist or if a discharge or wastewater causes or threatens
to cause a condition of contamination or pollution, as defined in
this chapter.