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A. Immediately comply with all. ordinance requirements; and b. Take such appropriate preventive action. as :may be .needed to. properly address a.continuing or threatened violation, including immediately halting operations :and/or terminating the.discharge. 16.2 Any. person notified of an emergency order directed to it under this Subsection: shall immediately comply and stop or eliminate its.. endangering discharge: In the event of a discharger's failure to immediately comply voluntarily with the emergency order, the City of Gem Lake may take such steps. as deemed necessary. to prevent or minimize harm to. the .MS4 or waters of the. United States, and/or endangerment to persons or to the. environment, including immediate termination of a_ facility's water supply, sewer connection, .or other municipal utility services. The City of .Gem Lake may allow the person to recommence its discharge when it has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the City. of Gem. Lake. that the period of endangerment has passed; unless further termination proceedings are initiated against the discharger under this ordinance. A person that is responsible, in whole or in part, for any discharge presenting imminent endangennent.shalI submit a detailed written statement, describing the causes of the harmful :discharge and the..measures,taken to prevent any future. occurrence, to the City of Gem Lake within five (5). days of receipt of the emergency order. Issuance of an emergency cease and desist order shall not be a bar against, or a prerequisite for, taking any other action against the. violator. 16.3 Suspension due to Illicit Discharges in Emergency Situations. The: City of Gem Lake may, without prior notice, suspend MS4 discharge access to a person. when such suspension is. necessary to stop an actual or threatened discharge which presents or may present imminent and substantial :danger to the environment, or to the health or welfare of persons, .orto the .MS4 or waters of the United States. If the violator fails to comply with a suspension. order issued in an emergency,. the City of Gem Lake may take such: steps as deemed. necessary:to prevent or minimize daniage.t.0 the MS4 or waters of the United. States,...o.r to mini mize..danger to persons. 16.4 Suspension due to the Detection of Illicit Discharge. Any person discharging to the MS4 in violation of this ordinance may have'their MS4. access terminated if such termination would:abate or reduce all illicit discharge. The: City of Gem Lake will notify a Violator of the proposed termination .of its M84 access. The violator may .petit'ion the City of Gem Lake for a reconsideration: and hearing. 16.5 A person commits an offense if the person.reinstates MS.4 access to premise terminated.p.ursuant.to this Section, Without the prior approval of the City. of Gem..Lake. SECTION 17. CIVIL PENALITIES. In the event the alleged violator fails to take the .remedial Measures set forth in the notice of violation. or otherwise fails to cure the violations described therein within. ten (10) days, or such.greater period. as the City of Gem Lake. shall. deem appropriate, after the City of Gem ]lake has:taken one or more of the actions described above, the. City of Gem Lake may. impose a penalty not to exceed $ 1,000.00 (depending on the severity of the violation) for each day the violation. remains .un-remedied after..receipt of the notice. of Violation.. SECTION 18. CRIMINAL PENALTIES: Anyperson violating -any, of the provisions of this Ordinance shall. be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction. thereof shall be punished by a fine of not .rrmre than $ I ,000.0Q orby imprisonment for not to exceed ninety.(.90) days or both.