Enforcement.

San Antonio City Code § 34-531

in effect

Sec. 34-531. - Enforcement. (a) The failure to perform any action that is required by this division or the performance of any action that is prohibited by this division shall constitute a violation of this division. (b) System-wide enforcement. The following enforcement provisions apply throughout the SAWS service area and to all FSEs and FPEs that receive sanitary sewer service from SAWS or that discharge into the POTW. (1) Access to premises. Employees of SAWS, or its authorized agents shall have the authority to enter the property of a FSE or FPE to conduct inspections of all or any part of the premises, to inspect and copy documents that a FSE or FPE is required by this division to generate or maintain, to make photographic documentation and to perform any other action, or to obtain any other information related to compliance with this division. Each FSE and FPE shall allow access to its property and facilities for any of such purposes. (2) Notice of violation. Should SAWS give written notice of a violation of this division to a FSE or FPE and the violation is not completely remedied within ninety (90) days after the date of the notice, then in that event SAWS may terminate water and/or sewer service to the location where the violation occurred upon the approval of a resolution by the SAWS board of trustees authorizing such termination. (3) Additional enforcement remedies. In addition to any other remedies provided in this division, SAWS may, at any time, pursue any other legal and/or equitable remedy to require compliance with this division. (c) Enforcement within the city. The following enforcement provisions apply within the corporate limits of the city and within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city. (1) Access to premises. Employees of the city, SAWS, or their authorized agents shall have the authority to enter the property of a FSE or FPE to conduct inspections of all or any part of the premises, to inspect and copy documents that a FSE or FPE is required by this division to generate or maintain, to make photographic documentation and to perform any other action, or to obtain any other information related to compliance with this division. Each FSE and FPE shall allow access to its property and facilities for any of such purposes. (2) Notice of violation. Should SAWS give written notice of a violation of this division to a FSE or FPE and the violation is not completely remedied within ninety (90) days after the date of the notice, then in that event SAWS may terminate water and/or sewer service to the location where the violation occurred upon the approval of a resolution by the SAWS board of trustees authorizing such termination. (3) Criminal penalty. A conviction for a violation of any provision of this division shall constitute a class C misdemeanor. A person convicted of a violation of any provision of this division shall be fined an amount of not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) per violation and a maximum of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) per violation. Each violation of this division shall constitute a separate offense, and each day a violation continues shall be considered a new offense. A culpable mental state is not required to prove an offense under this division. (4) Civil penalty. A civil penalty may be imposed upon a person for each violation of any provision of this division in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) per violation. Each violation of any provision of this division shall constitute a separate violation, and each day a violation continues shall be considered a new violation. (5) Additional enforcement remedies. In addition to any other remedies provided in this division, the city or SAWS may, at any time, pursue any other legal and/or equitable remedy to require compliance with this division. (d) Authorization to enforce. SAWS is authorized to take any action authorized by this division and to pursue enforcement against any person violating this division. The grant of authority set out in this section does not in any way diminish the authority of the office of the city attorney to take any action necessary to enforce the terms of this division, to prosecute violations of this division, and to defend the legality of this division, if challenged. (Ord. No. 2011-05-12-0378, § 1(Exh. A), 5-12-11; Ord. No. 2011-12-08-1004, § 2(Exh. L), 12-8-11)

Source: City of San Antonio, City Code, City Charter and Unified Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/san_antonio/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH34WASE_ARTVSETRTRDI_DIV5FAOIGR_S34-531ENFetched: 10/27/2026