ENFORCEMENT; REMEDIES
Colorado Springs City Code § 12.4.1213
in effect12.4.1213: ENFORCEMENT; REMEDIES:
It is the purpose of this section to provide additional and cumulative remedies for any violation of this part. The Chief Executive Officer may use the following remedies either individually, sequentially or in any order:
A. Whenever the Chief Executive Officer finds that any user has violated or is violating this part, the Chief Executive Officer may take any action authorized by sections 12.1.115 and 12.1.117 of this chapter.
B. Any person who has violated or is violating this part may be subject to the penalties provided in subsection 12.1.115B of this chapter.
C. In accord with subsection 12.1.115C of this chapter, the Chief Executive Officer may issue an imminent hazard order. An imminent hazard order may prescribe administrative fines and extra cost charges. Failure to comply with an imminent hazard order may be deemed an emergency circumstance under section 12.1.117 of this chapter.
D. The Chief Executive Officer may order the emergency suspension of any user's water service under section 12.1.117 of this chapter when suspension is necessary, in the opinion of the Chief Executive Officer, to protect any person or the water supply system. The time at which the water service will be terminated must be specified. An emergency suspension order may prescribe administrative fines and extra cost charges. Water service may be suspended under this section if:
1. Cross connections that are not protected as required by this part exist on the user's premises;
2. A defect is found in an installed backflow prevention assembly or backflow prevention method; or
3. A backflow prevention assembly or backflow prevention method has been removed or bypassed.
E. The Chief Executive Officer may assess a charge to recover extra costs incurred by Utilities for monitoring, investigation, and/or any quantifiable damages to the water supply system attributable to any person who is found to have violated this part. These extra cost charges may be assessed under subsection 12.1.115C of this chapter or as part of an emergency suspension order.
F. Any user who is found to have violated any provision of this part or orders issued hereunder may be assessed an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per violation per day, not as a criminal penalty and only as an administrative measure (civil penalty); administrative fines encourage compliance and offset unquantifiable damage to the public water supply from noncompliance. Each day on which noncompliance shall occur or continue may be deemed a separate and distinct violation. Administrative fines may be assessed under subsection 12.1.115C of this chapter or as part of an emergency suspension order. (Ord. 09-43; Ord. 17-42; Ord. 18-42)
Source: City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/coloradospringsco/latest/coloradosprings_co/0-0-0-20192Fetched: 11/1/2026