Sec. 37-52.05. Additional remedies.
A. A large water user who violates any provision of this division, 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, or estimated to have been used, in violation of this division, if the violation is the large water user’s first violation of this division and the violation continued for less than one year.
2. Five hundred percent of the charges for water used, or estimated to have been used, in violation of this division, if the violation is the large water user’s second violation of this division 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, or estimated to have been used, in violation of this division, if the violation is the large water user’s third violation of this division 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, or estimated to have been used, in violation of this division, if the violation is the large water user’s fourth or more violation of this division or if the violation continued for more than three years.
B. If, as a result of a large water user’s violation of this division or State law, the City is assessed a civil penalty or is ordered to take remedial action by DWR, the large water user must pay to the City the amount of the civil penalty, along with all costs and expenses incurred by the City due to the large water user’s violation.
C. The Director may issue a request for compliance, notice of violation, and civil citation for a violation of this division. Civil citations will be issued and prosecuted in accordance with the local rules of practice and procedures of the Phoenix City Court. (Ord. No. G-7237, § 2, 2024)