Kings County Municipal Code Art. VII Enforcement

All remedies provided in this chapter and elsewhere in this Code, including section 1-8, are intended to be cumulative, rather than exclusive, with any other remedy provided in law or equity available to the county, whether or not such remedy is expressed within this chapter.

(Ord. No. 706, § 2, 11-29-22)

The county water agency shall have primary enforcement authority over the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 706, § 2, 11-29-22)

The director, with good cause, may at any and all reasonable times enter any and all places, property, enclosures and structures, for the purpose of making examinations and investigations to determine whether any provision of this chapter has been violated. The director may if necessary obtain an inspection warrant pursuant to section 14-39 of this Code to conduct such examinations.

(Ord. No. 706, § 2, 11-29-22)

Upon determining that a violation of this chapter has occurred or is ongoing, the county may elect to proceed with a civil action against a violator, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief. Any person or entity who violates this chapter shall also be subject to fines of up to $5,000.00 per separate violation. A person shall be deemed to have committed separate violations for each and every day or portion thereof during which any such violation is committed, continued, or permitted, as well as for each and every separate groundwater well within which any such violation is committed, continued, or permitted.

(Ord. No. 706, § 2, 11-29-22)

All wells operated in violation of the terms of this chapter are hereby declared to be public nuisances which may be abated in accordance with article IV of chapter 14 of this Code. The property owner or his or her agent may abate any such public nuisance described hereinabove at any time prior to commencement of actual abatement by or at the direction of the compliance agency or the building official.

(Ord. No. 706, § 2, 11-29-22)