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Chapter 28 — GROUNDWATER

Article VI — VIOLATIONS

Lake County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Lake County

Sec. 28-15. - Enforcement.

15.1 Any person or entity which violates this chapter shall be subject to fines of up…

($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 with which any such violation is committed, continued, or permitted.

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15.2 A violation of any provision of this chapter or any condition of a permit is…

by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00); or as a misdemeanor by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the County jail for a period of not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment Each separate day or any portion thereof in which any violation occurs shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense punishable as herein provided.

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15.3 The County may elect to proceed with a civil action against a violator, including injunctive relief.

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