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Version: May 19, 2022 waters. In addition, it shall be a violation of this chapter for any property owner on whose property an illicit or conditional discharge occurs to fail to remove the pollutants from a private system that enters the stormwater drainage system or surface and groundwater. E. Prohibition of Illicit Connections 1. The construction, use, maintenance, or continued existence of illicit connections to the stormwater drainage system is prohibited and constitute a violation of this chapter. 2. This prohibition expressly includes, without limitation, illicit connections made in the past, regardless of whether the connection was permissible under law or practices applicable or prevailing at the time of connection. 3. A person is in violation of this section if the person connects a line conveying sewage to the stormwater system, or allows such a connection to continue. 14.28.150 Inspection and enforcement A. Administration. 1. The Director shall administer and enforce this chapter and shall have the authority to adopt and implement procedures, policies, and regulations to administer and enforce this chapter. This chapter may be enforced pursuant to the provisions in this Chapter as well as pursuant to the enforcement procedures established in EMC 1.20. 2. The Director may approve, conditionally approve, or deny an application for any activities regulated by this chapter. B. Violation and Penalty. 1. Any person or persons violating this chapter, or rule or regulation adopted hereunder, or by any act of commission or omission procures, aids, or abets such violation, shall be subject to either civil penalties as provided in Chapter EMC 1.20 or guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars and/or imprisonment for a term not to exceed ninety days. Each day such violation continues shall be considered an additional misdemeanor offense. C. Inspection. 19