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ORDINANCE NO. 2012-007 (2) Any customer who willfully or negligently introduces any substance into the wastewater system that causes personal injury or property damage shall, upon conviction, be subject to a penalty or imprisonment or both. The penalty shall be in addition to any other cause of action for personal injury or property damage available under state or federal law. (3) A user who knowingly makes any false statements, representations, or certifications in any application, record, report, plan, or other documentation filed, or required to be maintained, pursuant to this part, wastewater discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required under this part shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of at least one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per day/per violation in accordance with Rule 62-625.500(2)(a)5.a, FAC, not to exceed the maximum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) per day in accordance with F.S. § 125.69(1). Section 201.88. Remedies nonexclusive. The remedies provided for in this part are not exclusive. The county administrator may take any, all, or any combination of these actions against a noncompliant user. enforcement of pretreatment violations will generally be in accordance with the county's enforcement response plan. However, the county administrator may take other action against any user when the circumstances warrant. Further, the county administrator is empowered to take more than one enforcement action against any noncompliant user. Section 201.89. Supplemental enforcement action. Whenever a user has violated or continues to violate any provision of this part, a wastewater discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement, water service to the user may be severed. Service will only recommence, at the user's expense, after it has satisfactorily demonstrated its ability to comply. Section 201.90. Affirmative defenses to discharge violations. (A) Upset: (1) For the purposes of section 201.90, upset means an exceptional incident in which there is unintentional and temporary noncompliance with categorical pretreatment standards because of factors beyond the reasonable control of the user. An upset does not include noncompliance to the extent caused by operational error, improperly designed treatment facilities, inadequate treatment facilities, lack of preventive maintenance, or careless or improper operation. (2) An upset shall constitute an affirmative defense to an action brought for noncompliance with categorical pretreatment standards if the requirements of paragraph (C), below, are met. Coding: Words/letters/numbers underlined are additions to text; words/letters/numbers in s#fil(ethFeUg;, format are deletions to text. 41