West Virginia Code Chapter 22. Environmental Resources § 22-18-18. Imminent and substantial hazards; orders; penalties; hearings

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, the director, upon receipt of information, or upon observation or discovery that the handling, storage, transportation, treatment or disposal of any hazardous waste may present an imminent and substantial endangerment to public health, safety or the environment, may:

(b) Any person who willfully violates, or fails or refuses to comply with, any order of the director under subsection (a) of this section may, in an action brought in the appropriate circuit court to enforce such orders, be fined not more than five thousand dollars for each day in which such violation occurs or such failure to comply continues.