Operators shall maintain a general comprehensive insurance policy with sudden and accidental environmental pollution and spill clauses. The policy shall insure the City of Huntington Beach against all costs, charges and expenses incurred by it for clean up of oil or hydrocarbon substance spills, chemical spills, or other contamination to adjacent property resulting from operation of the well. The policy shall also insure against all costs, charges and expenses incurred for the clean up of spills or contamination on the well property if the Fire Chief determines the contamination to be a public nuisance or a damage to public health. The policy shall provide for a 30-day cancellation notice to the City in the event the policy will be terminated for any reason. Violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable as set forth in Chapter 1.16 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code.
(3037-5/90)