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<br />- . <br /> <br /> -. . <br />Multiplier = (analytical result _ permit limitation), rounded to the next lower whole <br />number. For example, for a discharge with an effluent limitation of 0.5 mg/L, and <br />an analytical result of 1.2 mg/L, the multiplier is 2. [(1.2 _ 0.5) = 2.4, which <br />rounded to next lower whole number is 2.] <br />4. For violations of effluent limitations where the analytical result is less than or equal to 1.2 <br />times the permitted effluent limitation, or is less than 0.2 pH units above or below aper- <br />mitted effluent pH range, the City will not assess an administrative penalty for that viola- <br />tion. The violation will, however, be recorded and treated as a permit violation for all <br />other purposes, including the calculation of Significant Noncompliance. <br />5. For any series of violations of effluent limitations which meet the defmition of Sig- <br />nificant Noncompliance, the enforcement response will be the issuance of an Ad- <br />ministrative Compliance Order. The penalty assessed will be as listed above, according <br />to the number of months with violations, or as specified in the Order. <br />6. Penalties listed for effluent violations are per pollutant per day, and apply to results ob- <br />tained from City or industrial user monitoring. -The City may conduct monitoring as <br />often as necessary to determine compliance. For the purposes of assessing an <br />administrative civil penalty for a violation of effluent limitations, general discharge <br />prohibitions, or specific restricted substance limitations, the term "day" shall have one of <br />the following meanings: <br />a. if the violation is determined from data obtained from a grab sample, or a series of <br />grab samples, day means calendar day. <br />b. If the violation is determined from data obtained from an automatic pH recording <br />instrument, day means calendar day. <br />c. If the violation is determined from data obtained from a composite sample <br />collected by an automatic sampling device, day means the 24-hour period <br />beginning at the time sampling is initiated. <br />7. A violation of a monthly average, weekly average, or 4-day average effluent limitation <br />will be considered as one violation for the purpose of calculating the administrative <br />penalty, or other enforcement response. <br />8. Penalties listed above (except penalties for Mobile Waste Haulers) will be subject to <br />a flow-based multiplier according to the following: <br />Administrative Rule R-5.463 Page 11 _ Appendix A <br />