Base Liability definition
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The Total Base Liability is determined by applying the adjustment factors from Step 4 to the Initial Liability Amount determined in Step 2.
Water Code section 13385(e) requires that when pursuing civil liability under section 13385, "[a]t a minimum, liability shall be assessed at a level that recovers the economic benefits, if any, derived from the acts that constitute the violation." The Enforcement Policy requires that the adjusted Total Base Liability shall be at least ten percent (10%) higher than the economic benefit.
The Total Base Liability Amount is determined by multiplying the following: the Initial Liability, the degree of culpability factor, the history of violations factor, and the cleanup and cooperation factor.
The Total Base Liability is determined by applying the adjustment factors from Step 4 to the Initial Liability Amount.
The Total Base Liability amount is determined by multiplying the Per Day Assessment by the Days of Violation to determine the Initial Amount of Liability and then applying the adjustment factors as follows: Total Base Liability = Per Day X Assessment X Culpability X Cleanup & X Cooperation History of Violations Total Base Liability = ($3,500) X (1) X (1.3) X (1.0) X (1.0) = $4,550 Step 6 -Ability to Pay and Ability to Continue In Business See Section I.
The Combined Total Base Liability Amount was added to the investigation and enforcement costs accrued by the Los Angeles Water Board Prosecution Team.
The Enforcement Policy provides that if there is sufficient financial information to assess the violator’s ability to pay the Total Base Liability or to assess the effect of the Total Base Liability on the violator’s ability to continue in business, then the Total Base Liability amount may be adjusted downward if warranted.
The Combined Total Base Liability Amount for Violations 1 and 2 is determined by adding the total base liability amount of each violation.
The Total Base Liability amount for the violation is calculated by multiplying the Initial Liability Amount by the adjustment factors for the alleged violation (Initial Liability Amount) x (Culpability) x (Cleanup/Cooperation) x (History of Violations).
The Los Angeles Water Board Prosecution Team finds that it is appropriate to increase the Combined Total Base Liability Amount by $16,976 in consideration of investigation and enforcement costs incurred in prosecuting this matter.