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.
A. 
The Superintendent shall notify the property owner in writing of any violation of this chapter and prescribe a reasonable time for the property owner to have the violation removed or corrected. Failure of the property owner to remove or correct the violation by the end of the specified time interval shall constitute an offense punishable by a monthly amount, in addition to and not in lieu of any other penalty or fine set forth in this chapter, surcharged on the property owner's sewer usage bill in each month until the month the property owner removes or corrects the violation. The surcharge applicable to the first month of the violation shall be $100. The surcharge applicable to the second month of the continued violation shall be $250. The surcharge applicable to the third month and any subsequent months of the continued violation shall be $500 per month.
B. 
Any person aggrieved by the action of the Superintendent in imposing a surcharge as provided in § 100-51A of this chapter shall have the right to appeal to the Town Board. Such appeal shall be taken by filing with the Town Board, within 14 days of the surcharge being applied, a written statement fully setting forth the grounds for the appeal. The Town Board shall, within 45 days of receipt of such appeal, schedule a hearing. Notice of such hearing shall be mailed to the appellant at his or her last known address at least five days prior to the date of the scheduled hearing. The decision and order of the Town Board on such appeal shall be final and conclusive, and any person aggrieved by such decision may apply to the Supreme Court of the State of New York for relief through a proceeding under Article 78 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules of the State of New York.
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.