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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. Sec. 13.32.150. Penalties and remedies. In addition to any other penalties and remedies of the city, the following shall be applicable: 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 director of public works for a civil penalty of not more than $1,000.00 per day per violation for as long as the violation continues. In addition to the above described penalty and damages, the director of public works may recover reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, and other expenses associated with the enforcement activities, including sampling and monitoring expenses. The director of public works shall petition the court to impose, assess, and recover such sums. In determining amount of liability, the court shall take into account all relevant circumstances, including, but not limited to, the extent of harm caused by the violation, the magnitude and duration, any economic benefit gained through the industrial user's violation, corrective actions by the industrial user, the compliance history of the user, and any other factor as justice requires. C. Criminal penalties. No person shall dispose of harmful wastes or wastewater or use the city's sanitary sewers or POTW or cause the disposal of harmful waste or wastewater to be done contrary to or in violation of any provisions of this chapter. Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter or any permit issued hereunder shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any such violation shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000.00 per violation, or by imprisonment not exceeding 90 days per violation, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Such penalties shall be in addition to any administrative remedies or such other liabilities provided for in this chapter. E Civil fine pass-through In the event that a user discharges such pollutants which cause the POTW to violate any condition of its NPDES permit and if the city is fined by the EPA or the state for such violation, such user shall be fully liable for the total amount of the fine assessed against the city, by the EPA or the state. F. Falsifying information and tampering No person shall knowingly make any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan or other document filed or required to be maintained pursuant to the terms of this chapter or wastewater discharge permit, or who falsifies, tampers with or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required here shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000.00 per violation, or by