The primary responsibility for enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, including any provisions of the City's rules and regulations for water service and use, shall be vested in the Director or agents of the City as the City Manager shall designate; and provided further, that field inspectors or other employees of the City are hereby authorized to act as agents of the City with the power to inspect and issue notices for violations of this chapter.
(Ord. 1705 § 2, 10-21-1997; Formerly § 31-19)
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate the provisions of this chapter or the provisions of the City's rules and regulations for water service and use.
(b) 
Pursuant to SCCC § 1.05.070, the City, in its prosecutorial discretion, may enforce violation(s) of the provisions of this chapter as a criminal, civil, and/or administrative action.
(c) 
Funds collected pursuant to this section shall be paid to City's rules and regulations for water service and use compliance fee account.
(Ord. 1705 § 2, 10-21-1997; Formerly § 31-20)
In order to enforce the provisions of this chapter, including any provisions of the City's rules and regulations for water service and use, when the Director or designee find and determine that the severity of the violation warrants immediate action, he/she shall cause the cleanup or abate the violation thereof. The cost of such cleanup or abatement may be recovered by the City in a civil action. Such emergency cleanup or abatement will not relieve the person liable for any violations of this chapter, or any other applicable provisions of State or Federal laws, or local ordinances.
(Ord. 1705 § 2, 10-21-1997; Formerly § 31-21)
Whenever the Director or designee find that any person has violated any provision of this chapter, including any provisions of the City's rules and regulations for water service and use, he/she may assess an administrative penalty in a sum not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per day, excluding inspection costs or cleanup costs.
Whenever the Director or designee find that any person has violated any provision of this chapter, including any provisions of the City's rules and regulations for water service and use, which includes, but is not limited to interference, tampering, theft of water, or disconnection of service, the Director may require a security deposit at an amount to be determined by the Director.
The remedies provided in this section shall be pursuant to administrative procedures and are cumulative and not exclusive, and shall be in addition to all other remedies available to the City under State and Federal law and local ordinances. Funds collected pursuant to this section shall be paid to City's rules and regulations for water service and use compliance fee account.
(Ord. 1705 § 2, 10-21-1997; Formerly § 31-22)