[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of New Hanover 9-10-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-7. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
All costs associated with a discharge within the boundaries
of the Township of New Hanover, which shall include labor and material
for the removal of hazardous substances or the taking of reasonable
measures to prevent or mitigate damages to the public health, safety
or welfare of the residents of the Township of New Hanover, including
the lands, private and public, therein.
Any intentional or unintentional action or omission resulting
in the release, spill, leak, emission, dump or disposal of hazardous
substances into waters or lands within the Township of New Hanover
or outside the Township when damage may result to waters or lands
inside the Township.
An appropriate and lawful location wherein hazardous substances
can be properly and safely disposed.
[Added 8-9-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-09]
All elements and compounds, including petroleum products,
as set forth in 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 chapter.
Items commonly utilized by a resident at his home or domicile
that contain hazardous substances and which are ordinarily excluded
from household solid waste collection. Such items include, but are
not limited to, oil-based paints, pesticides, thinners, household
and automobile batteries, antifreeze, motor oil, gasoline, fluorescent
lighting fixtures, and all such items containing hazardous substances.
[Added 8-9-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-09]
Any individual, public or private corporation, company, association,
society, firm, partnership or joint-stock company.
Any person who shall discharge hazardous substances
within the Township of New Hanover shall be strictly liable for all
cleanup and removal costs incurred by the Township of New Hanover
or agencies and employees thereon.
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 Township Committee
exclusively upon the reasonableness of the amount assessed.
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.
[Added 8-9-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-09[1]]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of
household hazardous waste at any location other than a properly designated
disposal site;
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of
household hazardous waste on any municipally owned property, except
on such day when local disposal or dropoff is approved for a special
dropoff or collection day by the Burlington County Office of Waste
Management.
[Added 8-9-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-09]
Any person who violates this chapter shall,
upon conviction, be subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000, imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 90 days or a period of community service
not exceeding 90 days.
