(1) Any person who recklessly, knowingly, intentionally, or with criminal negligence discharges any pollutant into any state waters or into any domestic wastewater treatment works commits criminal pollution if such discharge is made:
(a) In violation of any permit issued under this article; or
(b) In violation of any cease-and-desist order or clean-up order issued by the division which is final and not stayed by court order; or
(c) Without a permit, if a permit is required by the provisions of this article for such discharge; or
(d) Repealed.
(e) In violation of any pretreatment regulations promulgated by the commission.
(2) Prosecution under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section shall be commenced only upon complaint filed by the division or a peace officer.
(3) Any person who commits criminal pollution of state waters shall be fined, for each day the violation occurs, as follows:
(a) If the violation is committed with criminal negligence or recklessly, as defined in section 18-1-501, C.R.S., the maximum fine shall be twelve thousand five hundred dollars.
(b) If the violation is committed knowingly or intentionally, as defined in section 18-1-501, C.R.S., the maximum fine shall be twenty-five thousand dollars.
(c) If two separate offenses under this article occur in two separate occurrences during a period of two years, the maximum fine for the second offense shall be double the amounts specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection (3), whichever is applicable.
(d) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2009, (SB 09-119), ch. 223, p. 1009, § 1, effective August 5, 2009.)
(4) Any criminal penalty collected under this section shall be credited to the general fund.
(5) No provision of this article shall be interpreted to supersede, limit, abrogate, or impair the ability to enforce:
(a) Civil or criminal penalties pursuant to article 22 of title 29, C.R.S., if the pollutant discharged into state waters or domestic wastewater treatment works is a "hazardous substance" as defined in section 29-22-101, C.R.S.; or
(b) Civil penalties pursuant to section 25-15-309 or criminal penalties pursuant to section 25-15-310 if the pollutant discharged into state waters or domestic wastewater treatment works is a "hazardous waste" as defined in section 25-15-101.
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