Under the authority of the Fire Official of
the Borough of Totowa, disposal or discharge of flammable, combustible,
hazardous, unstable material or any waste liquid containing petroleum
or its products into or upon any street, pavement, highway, drainage
canal ditch, storm or sanitary drain or flood control channel, lake
or waterway or upon the ground shall be deemed a violation of this
article, enforceable by the Fire Official.
A person shall be deemed to have violated or caused to have violated a provision of §
186-36 above if an agent or employee under his control has violated or caused to have violated any provision of §
186-36 above.
The Fire Official may assess civil penalties
of violation of this article. The penalty shall be in such amount
as the Fire Official deems necessary and appropriate to bring about
compliance except that penalties shall not exceed a maximum of $5,000
for each occurrence.
All moneys collected pursuant to §
186-39A above shall be paid to the Borough and appropriated to the municipal agency to defray the certified costs.