Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE
Part XII - Water Supplies
Chapter 5 - Civil Penalty Assessment Rule [formerly appendix A]
Section XII-501 - Statement of Purpose [formerly section 1.1 of paragraph I of appendix A]

A. This rule is intended to be a mechanism to secure rapid and full compliance with the requirements of the state sanitary code and other applicable laws and regulations relative to public water systems providing safe drinking water. It is not intended as a revenue gathering mechanism, and the Safe Drinking Water Program is not dependent upon any level of penalty revenue to balance its budget. It is based on the principle of reasonable enforcement guidelines to be vigorously implemented. As defined by R.S. 40:5.9, penalties may be assessed only on the basis of non-compliance with corrective orders, rather than on the basis of the mere existence of a violation.