Enforcement

Enforcement. (1) If the department finds that the owner or operator of a CAFO violated a term or condition of its WPDES permit, the department may, following notice to the permittee, modify, suspend or revoke the permit, in whole or in part, under s. 283.53 (2) , Stats. (2) If the department finds that the owner or operator of a CAFO is violating a term or condition of its WPDES permit, any requirement in this chapter or ch. 283 , Stats., or that the owner or operator of a CAFO is discharging manure or process wastewater pollutants to waters of the state without a WPDES permit, the department may refer the matter to the department of justice for enforcement, pursuant to s. 283.89 , Stats. In an enforcement action, the department may seek temporary or permanent injunctive relief and may seek the civil and criminal penalties established in s. 283.91 , Stats. The department may recover the costs of investigating the violation and the expenses of prosecution, including attorneys fees under s. 283.91 (5) , Stats., and the costs of removing, terminating or remedying the adverse effects on the water environment under s. 283.87 , Stats.