[Adopted 4-6-1981 by Ord. No. 81-1]
The following words, whenever used in this article, shall, for the purpose
of this article, have the following meanings:
PERSON
Any individual or group of individuals composing any community of
interest, firm, partnership, corporation, political subdivision or authority.
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE
Any substance which is, in its production and/or disposal, regulated
by any governmental agency for the purpose of protecting health, safety or
welfare of citizens from the actual or potential threat imposed by noncompliant
production and/or disposal of such substances, and shall specifically include
chemical waste, sewage, septage or any other chemical or biological wastes.
REGULATED VEHICLE
Any vehicle duly authorized by the Board of Public Utilities or other
regulating agency of the State of New Jersey.
TRANSPORTATION
Movement from one location to another by use of a vehicle or container
upon public streets or highways.
No person shall transport a potentially dangerous substance through
the Township of Woolwich unless transportation is made on a duly regulated
vehicle which prominently displays a certificate of approval from an appropriate
governmental agency.
[Amended 3-15-1999 by Ord. No. 99-6]
Any person who violates any provision of this article by transporting potentially dangerous substance in an unregulated vehicle or who disposes of a potentially dangerous substance in a place other than authorized shall be fined as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
I.
[Adopted 9-6-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-31]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
CLEANUP AND REMOVAL COSTS
All costs associated with a discharge within the boundaries of the
Township of Woolwich which shall include labor 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 residents of the Township
of Woolwich, including the lands, private and public, therein.
DISCHARGE
Any intentional or unintentional action or omission resulting in
the release, spill, leak, emission, dump or disposal of hazardous substances
into the waters or lands within the Township of Woolwich, or outside of the
Township when damage may result to the waters or lands inside of the Township.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE
All elements and compounds, including petroleum products, as set
forth within N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.11b as amended.
PERSON
Any individual, public or private corporation, companies, association,
societies, firms, partnerships or joint-stock companies.
In consequence of the increasing threat of the public and the environment
due to the discharge of hazardous substances, the Township of Woolwich is
and may be required to incur expenses in the cleanup and removal of such substances.
It is the opinion of the Mayor and Township Committee of the Township of Woolwich
that expenses incurred for extraordinary measures required in the cleanup
and removal of such substances is not a service contemplated within the tax
assessments. As such, extraordinary safety measures are required for the protection
of the health and welfare of the Township residents. The costs of such action
should be borne by the party responsible for the discharge of hazardous substances.
This article is designed to recover the costs of Fire Department and other
safety personnel and the use of equipment employed in dealing with the discharge
of hazardous substances.