§ 12.56.040. Cleanup responsibility.

Any person responsible for storing or transporting any hazardous material shall have the responsibility to institute and complete all actions necessary to prevent a threatened release or to remedy the effects of any unauthorized release of any hazardous material, whether accidental or intentional, sudden or gradual. This responsibility is not conditioned upon evidence of wilfulness or negligence of the party storing or transporting the hazardous material(s) in causing or allowing such release or threatened release. The forester and fire warden shall undertake actions to prevent a threatened release or remedy the effects of such unauthorized release itself only if it determines that it is reasonably necessary under the circumstances to do so. The responsible party shall be liable to reimburse the forester and fire warden for all costs that department incurs in preventing the threatened release or remedying the effects of such unauthorized release.

(Ord. 96-0062 § 3 (part), 1996.)