The Washington County Judge is hereby authorized to direct the Washington County Attorney
to institute proceedings in the name of Washington County in any court of competent
jurisdiction to compel compliance with and to restrain any violation of the provisions
of this Article, or any provisions of the Arkansas Solid Waste Management Act or the
Arkansas Solid Waste Disposal Code which have been adopted by reference herein, and
to require such remedial measures to be taken as may be necessary or appropriate to
implement or effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Article. The County Judge
is also authorized to seek criminal, civil, and administrative penalties as set out
in the above reference to Solid Waste Management Act and Code in any court of appropriate
jurisdiction in Washington County. Such proceedings shall provide that unless the
violation is corrected within a reasonable length of time, to be determined by the
Court, Washington County should be authorized to correct the violation and to have
a lien upon the real property upon which the violation has occurred for costs incurred
in correcting the violation. The County Attorney shall be further directed to recover
any other expenses reasonably incurred by Washington County in removing, correcting
or terminating any adverse effects resulting from the violation, including the cost
of inspection, investigation or survey establishing such violation, and to recover
payment for other expenses or actual damages resulting therefrom.
