An enforcement response plan shall be approved by the director to meet the requirements of 40 CFR Part 403 of the Clean Water Act and state of Washington waste discharge requirements. The enforcement response plan, attached hereto, with subsequent revisions as periodically approved by the director, shall outline various administrative actions the director may take for any violation of this title, including civil penalties, criminal penalties and civil liability suits.

When the director finds that a user has violated or continues to violate any provisions of this title, a wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, the director may serve upon that user a notice of violation (NOV). Within 10 days of the receipt of this notice, an explanation of the violation and a plan for the satisfactory correction and prevention thereof, to include specific required actions, shall be submitted by the user to the director. Submission of this plan in no way relieves the user of liability for any violations occurring before or after receipt of the notice of violation. Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of the director to take any action, including emergency actions or any other enforcement action, without first issuing a notice of violation. (Ord. 3220 § 2, 2016)