The Borough of Baldwin does hereby prohibit the dumping of any
hazardous materials or substances upon or into properties or facilities,
streets, roads and alleys and other properties within the municipal
boundaries of the Borough of Baldwin.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS OR SUBSTANCES
Any material or substance which may have a direct or identifiable
effect on persons or property within the municipal boundaries of the
Borough of Baldwin or any such substances or materials in a quantity
or form which, in the determination of the Borough Secretary or her
authorized representative, poses an unreasonable or imminent risk
to the life, health or safety of persons or property or to the ecological
balance of the environment, and shall include but not be limited to
such substances as explosives, radioactive materials, petroleum products
or gases, poisons, etiologic (biologic) agents, flammables, corrosives
or materials listed in the Hazardous Substance List of the Pennsylvania
Department of Labor and Industry.
For purposes of this chapter, costs incurred by the Borough
of Baldwin shall include, but are not limited to, actual labor cost
of Borough personnel, including workers' compensation benefits, fringe
benefits, administrative overhead, cost of equipment operation, cost
of special fire-extinguishing agents used and cost of any contracted
labor and materials and, further, any costs incurred by volunteer
fire companies, emergency medical companies, the Department of Police
of the Borough of Baldwin and any other agency or contractor engaged
in the abating or cleaning up of the effects of any such hazardous
materials or substances deposited upon or into properties, facilities,
roads or streets of the Borough of Baldwin.