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Section 2. The introductory sentence of Subsections 13.32.060.B, and Subsections 13.32.130.A, 13.32.130.0 and 13.32.150.A of Chapter 13.32 of the Louisville Municipal Code are hereby amended to read as follows (words to be deleted are stricken; words to be added are underlined): §13.32.060. Wastewater Discharge Permit Requirement. B. At the discretion of the super-intendent control authority, the superintendent control authority may use general control mechanisms to control discharges to the POTW if the following conditions are met. All of the facilities to be covered must: § 13.32.130 Enforcement. A. Administrative fines and/or orders. Notwithstanding any other section of this title 13 of this Code, any industrial user who is found to have violated any provision of this chapter, or of any permits and orders issued hereunder, and who has been served a notification of violation, shall be subject to an administrative penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000.00 per violation. Each day on which noncompliance shall occur or continue shall be deemed a separate and distinct violation. Such assessments may be added to the user's next scheduled sewer service charge and the public works department shall have such other collection remedies as they have to collect other service charges. Unpaid charges, fines and penalties shall constitute a lien against the individual user's property. Any industrial user which disputes such administrative penalty must file, within ten days of being notified of the penalty, a request with the public works director for reconsideration of the penalty. The public works director shall schedule and hold a hearing on the matter within 15 days of receiving the request from the industrial user. C. Consent orders. The director of public works is hereby empowered to enter into consent orders, assurances of voluntary compliance, or other similar documents establishing an agreement with the industrial user responsible for the noncompliance. Such orders will include specific action to be taken by the industrial user to correct the noncompliance within a time period also specified by the order. Consent orders shall have the same force and effect as compliance administfative orders issued pursuant to subsection D E of this section. §13.32.150 Penalties and Remedies. A. Civil penalties. Any industrial user who has violated or continues to violate this or any order or permit issued under this chapter, shall be liable to the City for a civil penalty of not more than $1,000.00 per day per Ordinance No. 1700, Series 2015 Page 2 of 6