A.
If there shall be any payments which are due to the
Village of Carthage or any department thereof, pursuant to any Article
or section of this chapter, which shall remain due and unpaid, in
whole or in part, for a period of 30 calendar days from the date of
billing by the Village of Carthage, the same shall constitute a default
and there shall be added to the entire amount of the original bill
a penalty equal to 10% of the original bill.
B.
In the event that there are any sewer taxes, assessments
or other service charges which shall have been delinquent for a period
of at least 60 calendar days as of February 28 of any year, the Village
Clerk shall report the names of the defaulting persons to the Village
of Carthage Board President on or before March 15 of the same year.
The Village of Carthage Chief Assessor is hereby directed to add the
entire amount of the sewer tax, assessment or other service charge
which shall be in default, plus penalty and interest as provided for
in this chapter, to the real property taxes due and owing to the Village
of Carthage in the next succeeding year, and the Village of Carthage
Chief Assessor is directed to collect the same in the same manner
as real property taxes due and owing to the Village of Carthage are
collected.
The Superintendent may decline to reissue a
permit to any user which has failed to comply with the provisions
of this chapter or any order or previous permit issued hereunder unless
such user first files with it a satisfactory bond, payable to the
POTW, in a sum not to exceed a value determined by the Superintendent
to be necessary to achieve consistent compliance.
The Superintendent may decline to reissue a
permit to any user which has failed to comply with the provisions
of this chapter or any order or previous permit issued hereunder unless
the user first submits proof that it has obtained financial assurances
sufficient to restore or repair POTW damage caused by its discharge.
The Superintendent is authorized to pay up to
$500 for information leading to the discovery of noncompliance by
a user. In the event that the information provided results in an administrative
fine or civil penalty levied against the user, the Superintendent
is authorized to disperse up to 10% of the collected fine or penalty
to the informant. However, a single reward payment may not exceed
$10,000, including the discovery reward.
The Superintendent shall provide public notification,
in the daily newspaper with the largest circulation in the Village
of Carthage, of users which were in significant noncompliance of local
or Federal Pretreatment Standards or requirements since the last such
notice. The frequency of such notices shall be at least once per year.
A.
Users which have not achieved consistent compliance
with applicable pretreatment standards and requirements are not eligible
to receive a contractual award for the sale of goods or services to
the Village of Carthage.
B.
Existing contracts for the sale of goods or services
to the Village of Carthage held by a user found to be in significant
violation with pretreatment standards may be terminated at the discretion
of the Village of Carthage Board.
