§ 29-11. Enforcement.  


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  • A. 
    Whenever the Department finds that a person has violated a provision of this chapter, the Department may order compliance by issuing a written notice of violation to the responsible person. Such notice may require one or more of the following:
    (1) 
    The performance of monitoring, analyses, and reporting;
    (2) 
    The elimination of an illicit connection or discharge;
    (3) 
    That violating discharges, practices, or operations cease and desist;
    (4) 
    The abatement or remediation of stormwater pollution or contamination hazards and the restoration of any affected property;
    (5) 
    The abatement and correction of any degradation of riparian habitat and aquatic life caused by the failure to design, install, operate, or maintain sediment control, stormwater management, or agricultural BMPs in accordance with an approved sediment control plan, stormwater plan, sediment control permit, Soil Conservation and Quality Plan, or plan for compliance;
    (6) 
    The reimbursement to the City in an amount sufficient to reimburse the City for all reasonable administrative and remediation costs; and
    (7) 
    The implementation of source control or treatment BMPs.
    B. 
    If abatement of a violation and/or restoration of affected property is required, the notice shall set forth a deadline within which such remediation or restoration must be completed. Said notice shall further advise that, should the violator fail to remediate or restore within the established deadline, the work may be done by the Department, with the expense thereof charged to the violator.