(a) Any person who commits either of the following violations is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be liable civilly in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each day of violation:
(1) Operates a water treatment plant but does not hold a valid, unexpired water treatment operator certificate of the appropriate grade in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to Section 106910.
(2) Operates a water distribution system but does not hold a valid, unexpired water distribution operator certificate of the appropriate grade in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 106910.
(b) (1) Any person or entity who is in responsible charge of a water treatment plant and allows the employment of any person as a water treatment operator who does not hold a valid, unexpired water treatment operator certificate of the appropriate grade in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 106910 is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be liable civilly in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each day of violation.
(2) Any person or entity who is in responsible charge of a water distribution system and allows the employment of any person as a water distribution operator who does not hold a valid, unexpired water distribution operator certificate of the appropriate grade in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 106910 is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be liable civilly in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each day of violation.
(c) Any person or entity that commits an act described in paragraph (2), (3), (5), or (6) of subdivision (a) of, or paragraph (2), (3), (5), or (6) of subdivision (b) of, Section 106877, may be liable civilly in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation.
(d) Any person that commits an act described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of, or paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of, Section 106877 may be liable civilly in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 305, Sec. 4. (AB 2890) Effective January 1, 2017.)
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