The Township does hereby prohibit the releasing, depositing, discharging
or dumping of any hazardous materials or substances upon or into properties,
waterways, facilities, streets, roads and alleys within the municipal boundaries
of the Township.
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 Township
or any such substances or materials in a quantity or form which, in the determination
of the Township Manager or his/her authorized representative, pose an unreasonable
or imminent risk to the life, health or safety of persons or property or to
the ecological balance of the environment. Such materials or substances shall
include but are not limited to the following: a compressed gas, explosive,
flammable liquid, flammable solid, oxidizer, poison or radioactive material,
petroleum products or gases, etiologic/biologic agents, corrosives, infectious
materials or any material, liquid, solid, gas or other matter included by
the United States Department of Transportation within the provisions of Title
49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, now in effect or hereinafter amended
or enacted, and 35 P.S. § 7301 et seq., now in effect or hereinafter
amended or enacted. It is to be expressly understood by virtue of this chapter
that all such substances currently listed or subsequently added to the provisions
of the United States Code of Federal Regulations Title 49 and the Worker and
Community Right-to-Know Act, 35 P.S. § 7301 et seq., are expressly
made and are to be considered hazardous materials under this chapter without
further amendment.