Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Chapter 6 - PRIVATE WATER COMPANIES RULES AND REGULATIONS
Section 291-6-003 - VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
Universal Citation: 291 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 6 ยง 003
Current through September 17, 2024
003.01 Any private water company that violates any provision of the Water Service Regulation Act or any rule, regulation, or official order of the Commission shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each act of violation and for each day of violation to be recovered as follows:
003.01A Whenever it
appears that a private water company has violated, is violating, or is
threatening to violate, any provision of the Water Service Regulation Act or
any rule, regulation, or official order of the Commission, the Commission may
institute a civil suit in the District Court of Lancaster County for:
003.01A1 Injunctive relief to restrain the
private water company from continuing the violation or threat of
violation.
003.01A2 The assessment
and recovery of a civil penalty as provided for in Section 003.01 of these
rules.
003.01A3 Both injunctive
relief and civil penalty.
003.01B On application for injunctive relief
and a finding that a private water company is violating or threatening to
violate any provisions of the act or any rule, regulation, or official order of
the Commission, the Commission shall request that the District Court grant
injunctive relief as the facts may warrant.
003.01C At the request of the Commission, the
county attorney shall institute and pursue a suit in the name of the state of
Nebraska for injunctive relief or to recover the civil penalty, or both, as
authorized in Section 003.01.
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