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San Lorenzo Valley Water District
Rules and Regulations
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(f) Penalty for Violations. Any person who knowingly makes any false
statement, representation, record, report, plan, r other document filed with
the Regional Water Quality Control Board and/or the State Water Resources
Control Board, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders
inaccurate any monitoring device or method required by the laws of the State
of California shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand
dollars ($10,000) or by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than six
months or by both. Upon issuance of a Notice of Violation the District will
begin charging penalties as specified below. Additionally, discontinuance of
Service may be enforced.
Any person who willfully or negligently discharges pollutants except as allowed by
waste discharge requirements or who willfully or negligently violates any effluent
standard, water quality related effluent standard, national standard of
performance, toxicity, or who violates any cease and desist order, prohibition, or
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waste discharge requirements shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-
five thousand ($25,000) nor less than two thousand five hundred ($2,500) for each
day in which such violation occurs, or by imprisonment for not more than one year
in the county jail, or by both. If the conviction is for a violation committed after a
first conviction of such person under this section, punishment shall be by a fine of
not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for each day in which such violation
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occurs, or by imprisonment for not more than two years in the county jail or both.
In the event of such violation, the District shall, upon authorization of its Board of
Directors, petition the superior court to impose, assess, and recover such sums.
(a) Notice. Whenever the District Manager finds that any person has violated
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or is violating these Rules and Regulations , or any prohibition, limitation, or
requirement contained herein, the District Manager may serve upon such
person a written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a
reasonable time, not to exceed thirty (30) days for the satisfactory correction
thereof. Such notice shall be served in person or by registered or certified
mail. If served by mail, the notice shall be sent to the last address known to
the District. Notice shall be deemed to have been given at the time of
deposit, postage prepaid, in a facility regularly serviced by the United States
Postal Service.
(b) Time Limits. Any time limit provided in any written notice or in any provision
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of these Rules and Regulations shall be extended only by a written direction
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of the District Manager.
(c) Establishment of Rules and Regulations. The District Manager is hereby
authorized and empowered to adopt such rules, regulations and standards
as may be deemed reasonably necessary to protect the District sewerage
facilities, to control and regulate the proper use thereof; provided, however,
that the terms and provisions of such rules and regulations shall be
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promulgated in a manner best directed to result in the uniform control of the
Deleted: Article 10, Ordinance 8
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Deleted: this Ordinance
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Deleted: this Ordinance
Agenda: 2.4.16
Item: 10a
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