Section SPS 360.15 - Violations and penalties(1) NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE. (a)Notification. Upon finding of noncompliance, the inspector administering and enforcing the erosion and sediment control provisions under this chapter shall notify the owner or owner's agent in writing of the violations to be corrected and the time period allowed for compliance.(b)Timing of orders. Except as provided in par. (c), the time period allowed for compliance shall be determined based on the severity of the noncompliance in relation to the potential soil loss or damage to the waters of the state.(c)Stop work order.1. Pursuant to s. 101.1206, Stats., the department or a certified municipality may issue a special order directing an immediate cessation of construction work on other facets of the building until compliance with the erosion and sediment control provisions under this chapter is attained.2. Construction work may resume once the erosion and sediment control compliance corrections have been completed.(2)PENALTIES. Penalties for violations of this chapter shall be assessed in accordance with s. 101.02(13), Stats.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 360.15
CR 05-113: cr. Register December 2006 No. 612, eff. 4-1-07; correction in (1) (c) 1. made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672. Section 101.02(13), Stats., provides for fines of up to $100 for each violation of rules promulgated under this section. Each day of continued violation may constitute a separate offense.
For a site where one or more acres of land disturbing construction activity occurs, the Department of Natural Resources has the ability to inspect and pursue enforcement action under the issuance of the Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, WPDES, General Permit pursuant to chapter NR 216.