HI HB315

Establishes a minimum penalty of $50 per violation of the State Water Code, with a maximum fine of $5,000 per violation

Expands violations to explicitly include failure to obtain required permits and failure to comply with permit conditions

Makes each day a violation exists or continues a separate offense, with penalties assessed from the earliest known date of the violation

Requires the Commission on Water Resource Management to determine penalty amounts based on the nature, extent, gravity, history of violations, and degree of culpability

Changes the commission's authority from discretionary ("may") to mandatory ("shall") for setting, charging, and collecting administrative fines