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ORDINANCE NO. 2007-013 unless adequate treatment facilities, devices, or other related appurtenances are installed and properly operated. Compliance orders also may contain other requirements to minimize the amount of pollutants discharged to the sewer. A compliance order may not extend the deadline for compliance established for a pretreatment standard or requirement, nor does a compliance order relieve the user of liability for any violation, including any continuing violation. Issuance of a compliance order shall not be a bar against, or a prerequisite for, taking any other action against the user. (E) Cease and Desist Orders. When the County Administrator finds that a user has violated, or continues to violate, any provision of this Ordinance, a wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, or that the user's past violations are likely to recur, the County Administrator may issue an order to the user directing it to cease and desist all such violations and directing the User to immediately comply with all requirements; and take such appropriate remedial; or preventative action as may be needed to properly address a continuing or threatened violation, including halting operations and/or terminating the discharge. Issuance of a cease and desist order shall not bar against, or a prerequisite for, taking any other action against the user. SECTION 26. CREATION OF NEW SECTION 201.84 OF THE CODE Commencing on the Effective Date of this Ordinance, the following section is created to read as follows: Section 201.84. Administrative Fines. (A) When the County Administrator finds that a user has violated, or continues to violate, any provision of this Ordinance, a wastewater discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, the County Administrator may fine such user in an amount not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). Such fines shall be assessed on a per violation, per day basis. In the case of monthly or other long term average discharge limits, fines shall be assessed for each day during the period of violation. (B) Unpaid charges, fines, and penalties shall, after twenty (20) calendar days, be assessed an additional penalty of a two (2) dollar flat fee plus one and a half percent (1.5%) of the unpaid balance, and interest shall accrue thereafter at a flat fee of two (2) dollars plus a rate of one and a half percent (1.5%) per month. After one hundred and twenty (120) days, any unpaid charges, fines, or penalties in excess of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) can be justification for a lien against the property. (C) Users desiring to dispute such fines must file a written request for the County Administrator to reconsider the fine along with full payment of the fine amount within thirty, (30) days of being notified of the fine. Where a request has merit, the County Administrator may convene a hearing on the matter. In the event the user's appeal is 33