Section 71-4003. General civil penalty

Except   as   otherwise   specifically   provided   elsewhere  in  the
  environmental conservation law, a person who violates any  provision  of
  the  environmental  conservation  law,  or any rule, regulation or order
  promulgated pursuant thereto, or the terms or conditions of  any  permit
  issued  thereunder,  shall be liable to a civil penalty of not more than
  five hundred dollars, and an additional civil penalty of not  more  than
  five  hundred  dollars  for  each  day  during which each such violation
  continues. Any civil  penalty  provided  for  by  this  chapter  may  be
  assessed following a hearing or opportunity to be heard.