Sec. 37-120. Additional remedies.
A. A person who violates any provision of this article, in addition to any other sanction authorized by this chapter, is subject to a civil sanction of not more than the following amounts:
1. Two hundred percent of the charges for water used in violation of this article, if the violation is the person’s first violation of this article and the violation continued for less than one year.
2. Five hundred percent of the charges for water used in violation of this article, if the violation is the person’s second violation of this article or if the violation continued for more than one year but less than two years.
3. One thousand percent of the charges for water used in violation of this article, if the violation is the person’s third violation of this article or if the violation continued for more than two years but less than three years.
4. Two thousand percent of the charges for water used in violation of this article, if the violation is the person’s fourth or more violation of this article or if the violation continued for more than three years.
B. If, as a result of a person’s violation of this article or State law, the City is assessed a civil penalty or is ordered to take remedial action by DWR, the person must pay to the City the amount of the civil penalty, along with all costs and expenses incurred by the City due to the person’s violation. (Ord. No. G-6741, § 2 (Exh. A), 2020)