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A. Every person violating any provisions of this chapter, including the failure to pay any fees, charges or surcharges imposed by ordinance of the city, or any condition or limitation of a permit or plan approval issued pursuant thereto, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is punishable by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars, imprisonment not to exceed thirty days, or both.

B. Each day during which any violation continues shall constitute a separate offense punishable as provided in subsection A of this section.

C. Any person who intentionally or negligently violates any provision of this chapter pertaining to the subject matter of either subdivisions 1 or 2 of this subsection or any condition or limitation of a permit or plan approval related thereto shall be civilly liable to the city in a sum not to exceed six thousand dollars for each day in which such violation occurs. In the event of such violation, the city shall, upon authorization of its council, petition the superior court to impose, assess and recover such sums for the following violations:

1. The pretreatment of any industrial wastewater which would otherwise be detrimental to the treatment works or its proper and efficient operation and maintenance;

2. The prevention of entry of such wastewater into the collecting system and treatment works. (Ord. 142 § 202, 1976)