§ 30-46. Enforcement.

Whenever the county finds through documented observations of non-stormwater discharges that a person, entity, or developed site has violated or failed to meet a requirement of this article III, the county shall order compliance by written notice of violation to the responsible person or entity. Remedies required may include, but not limited to:

(1)

The performance of monitoring, analyses, and reporting may be required;

(2)

The elimination of illicit connections and illegal discharges shall be required;

(3)

The violating discharges, practices, and operations shall be required to cease and desist;

(4)

The abatement or remediation of stormwater pollution or contamination hazards and the restoration of any affected property shall be required; and

(5)

The implementation of source control or treatment BMPs shall be required.

(6)

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.

(7)

If, after a reasonable period of time to comply, the violation has not been corrected, the case will be enforced according to the provisions of chapter 2, article V, Okeechobee County Code.

(8)

At the sole discretion of the county issuing the notice of violation, the State FDEP or jurisdictional water management district may be included on or added to all such notices to enable those agencies to also pursue remedies and corrective action as allowable by state law.

(Ord. No. 2017-0004, § 2, 10-12-17)