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(c) In addition to any penalty imposed for a violation of (a) (1) through (a) (4) above, the Court, hearing the case, may direct the person responsible for the discharge or deposit to remediate or remove such discharge or deposit, and each day's default in such remediation or removal shall constitute a violation of and a separate offense under this section. Section 31.1-4. Notice to correct drainage. (a) Whenever the director shall find that a tract of land is inadequately drained, or that there is an obstruction to a culvert, drain, or other natural or man-made watercourse that interferes with stormwater naturally flowing therein or that such culvert, drain, or watercourse is of insufficient capacity to reasonably accommodate the flow of stormwater, the director or a person designated by the director shall notify the owner or person having possession, charge, or management of such land to remove the obstruction or provide the necessary drainage. (b) The owner or person having possession, charge or management of the land in question must comply with the director's order within the time specified in the notice. Failure to comply with such order shall constitute a violation of this chapter. In addition to any penalty imposed for each violation, the Court hearing the case may direct the person responsible for the obstruction to remediate or correct the obstruction, and each day's default in such remediation or correction shall constitute a violation of and a separate offense under this section. 2. That Article II of Chapter 31.1 of the Code!of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1988, pertaining to stormwater management be, and the same hereby is added, to read as follows: ARTICLE II. STORMWATER UTILITY Section 31.1-50. Authority. The city is authorized by the provisions of Virginia Code Title 15.1, and the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia to construct, reconstruct, improve and extend the stormwater system, establish utility charges, and to issue bonds and other debts as needed to finance in whole or in part the costs of the system and to establish rents, fees and charges for the services and facilities provided by the system.