[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Borough of
Haddonfield as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 8-13-1996 by Ord.
No. 1736]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
All costs associated with a discharge within the boundaries of the
Borough of Haddonfield, which shall include labor, equipment and material
for the removal of hazardous substances or taking of reasonable measures to
prevent or mitigate damages to the public health, safety or welfare of the
general public and residents of the Borough of Haddonfield, including the
lands, private and public, therein.
Any intentional or unintentional action or omission resulting in
the release, spill, leak, emission, dumping or disposal of hazardous substances
into the waters or lands within the Borough of Haddonfield or outside the
Borough when damage may result to the waters or lands inside the Borough.
All elements and compounds, including petroleum products as set forth
within N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.11b, as amended, except that sewage and sewage sludge
shall be considered hazardous substances for the purpose of this article.
Any individuals, public or private corporations, companies, associations,
societies, firms, partnerships or joint-stock companies.
Any person who shall discharge hazardous substances within the Borough
of Haddonfield shall be strictly liable for all cleanup and removal costs
incurred by the Borough of Haddonfield or agencies and employees thereof.
Upon assessment of cleanup and removal costs, the person assessed may,
within 10 days of receipt of such assessment, make a written request for a
hearing before the Mayor exclusively with respect to the reasonableness of
the amount assessed, whose decision shall be final.
The person responsible for the discharge shall be liable for all reasonable
attorneys' fees and costs incurred in the collection of cleanup and removal
costs.
