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Norwalk City agency reviews draft ordinance to add citation fines for aquifer violations
Summary
Agency staff presented draft language to allow local citations and fines for aquifer protection violations (draft initial fine $500, possible escalation to $1,000/day); members asked the law department to clarify burden of proof, daily-fine mechanics, and whether the agency (or other city departments) can act immediately in emergencies.
Norwalk City's Aquifer Protection Agency reviewed draft ordinance language that would add a local citation-and-fine path to enforce aquifer protection regulations, aligning local procedures with state statute language and establishing a hearing-officer process for contested fines.
Alexis, the agency's staff member leading the discussion, said the draft is intended to sit in Chapter 17 of the city code and would let staff issue citations when violations persist beyond a corrective deadline. The draft text discussed at the meeting set an initial citation amount at $500, with a potential escalation after five days to a higher per-day amount (draft…
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