ORIGIS^A L

LOWE RPROVIDENC E TOWNSHI P MONTGOMER Y COUNTY , PENNSYLVANI A ORDINANC E NO
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A N ORDINANC E O FTH E TOWNSHI P O FLOWE RPROVIDENCE , MONTGOMER Y COUNTY , PENNSYLVANI A PROmBITIN G CERTAI N ACTlVlllE S FO RTH E PURPOS E O FPROTECTIN G TH E XNTEGRTF Y O FTH E REMEDIA L MEASURE S A T TH E MOVER' S LANDFD:. L SUPERFUN D SITE
. B E I T ORDAINE D AN D ENACTE D b y th e Boar do f Supervisor s o f

Lowe r Providenc e Township , an di t i s hereb y ORDAINE D an dENACTE D a s follows : Sectio n 1
. Chapte r

10 1 o f th e Cod e o f

th e Townshi p o f

Lowe r Providenc e i s hereb y ordaine dan denacte dt o reada s follows : CHAPTE R101
. CLOSE D LANDFILL , INSTnunONA L CONTROL S §101-1
. Backgroun dan dLegislativ e Intent
. A
. Th e Moyer' s LandfiJ i Superfun dSit e i s a65-acr e inactiv e privatel y owne d landfil l locate da t

Moye r Roa di n Lowe r

Providenc e Township , Montgomery , Pennsylvania , boundedo n th e north an dwes t b y Evansbur g Stat e Park , o n th e eas t b y asingl e origina l hom e an dahousin g developrnen t (Valle y Hig h Estates ) an do n th e south b y th e Valle y Hig h Estate s Development , togethe r wit h undevelope dland , consistin g o f Tax Parce l Numbe r

43000945100 1 O^ereinafte r referre dt o a s "Moyer' s LandfiH")
. Th e landfil l operate dunti l earl y 198 1 a t whic h tim e an orde r

fi-omtli e Pennsylvani aDepartmen t o f Environmenta l Resource s (PADER) , no w Pennsylvani aDepartmen t o f Environmenta l Protectio n (PADEP ) close dth e facility
. Moyer' s Landfil l becam e aSuperfiui dSit e whe n i t wa s liste d o n th e Nationa l Prioritie s Lis t o n Septembe r

8 , 1983
. EP A conducte dremedia l action s a t th e sit e pursuan t

t o a198 5 RO D an da200 0 ESD
. Th e remed y implemente da t th e Moyer' s Landfil l b y EP A consiste do f th e following : constrtictio n o f aRCR A Cap ; ga s ventin g an dga s monitoring ; surfac e wiate r collectio n an ddischarge dt o Skippac k Creek ; security/fencin g measures ; operatio n an dmaintenanc e consistin g o f groun dan dsurfac e wate r monitorin g an d maintenanc e o f

th e cap ; and , pursuan t

t o th e 200 0 ESD , constructio n o f aleachat e collectio n an dconveyanc e syste mfor conveyanc e o f

leachat e t o an existin g Publicl y Owne dTreatmen t Work s (POTW)
. Pursuan t t o asecon dES D issue db y EP A i n Septembe r

2009 , EP A determine dtha t certai n institutiona l control s ar e necessar y a

t Moyer' s Landfil l for

th e protectio n o f

th e integrit y o f

th e remedia l measure s a t

th e sit e t o ensur e lon g ter mprotectio n o f human healt h an dth e environment
.§ 101-2
. Definitions
. Unles s th e contex t

clearl y indicate s otherwise , th e meanin g o f th e followin g term s an d phase s use di n thi s Ordinanc e shal l b e a s follows : A
. "Property " shal l mean th e rea l propert y locate dwitlii n tli e footprin t o f Moyer' s Landfill , a s mor e specificall y describe di n Figur e 1 attache dhereto
. B
. "Owner " shal l mea n th e Person , custodian , guardian , trustee , caretaker , executo r administrato r

i n whos e nam e th e dee dfo r th e Property , o r

an y portio n thereof, i s titled
. C
. 'TersOn " shal l mea n an y individual , partnership , company , corporation , association , corporat e politica l body , join t ownershi p o r

an y othe r

entity
. § 101-3
. Prohibition
. I t shal l b e unlawfu l fo r

an y Owner , lessor , lesse e o r occupie r o f th e Property

j o r an y othe r Perso n t o engag e i n an y activitie s o n th e Propert y tha t woul di n an y fnanne r

distxir b o r interfer e wit h th e environmenta l remedia l system s at th e Property , includirig , withou t limitation , th e landfil l cap , ga s vents , monitorin g wells , leachat e collectio n an d conveyanc e system , an dsecurit y measures , suc h a s fencing , tha t preven t acces s t o th e Property
. Th e prohibite dactivitie s include , bu t ar e no t limite dt o th e following : A
. Diggin g i n o r

disturbanc e o f

th e landfil l cap , tamperin g wit h hardwar e o r equiprnen t

associate dwith tli e ga s vents , rnonitorin g wells , leachat e collectio n an d conveyanc e system s o r

th e securit y fencing
. j B
. An y us e o f

leachat e generate da

t th e Propert y including , withou t Umitation , an y ^ activitie s tha t

coul dcaus e exposur e t o contaminant s i n th e leachat e yi aingestion , vapo r inhalatio n o r

derma l contact . C
. Diggin g i n o r

disturbanc e o f

th e landfil l ca

p includirig , withou t

limitation , an y activitie s tha t

coul dresul t

i n contac t

with contaminant s i n th e soil s a t th e Propert y throug h ingestion , inhalatio n o r derma l contact . § 101-4
. Enforcemen t

- Violation s an dPenalties
. A
. I n additio n t o an y othe r remed y availabl e unde r la w o r i n equity , an y Perso n convicte do f

aviolatio n o f

thi s Articl e shal l b e subjec t t o acrimina l fine i n a n amoun t no t t o excee d$ 1,000.0 0 pe r da y pe r violatio n o r

suffer imprisonmen t

fo r a perio do f no t mor e than 3 0 days , o r

both , togethe r

with cost s o f

prosecution
. Eac h 24-hou r perio ddurin g whic h aviolatio n continue s shal l constitut e aseparat e offense
. Enforcemen t

o f thi s Articl e shal l b e brough t b y actio n filedwit h a distric t justic e i n tli e sam e manne r provide dfor

enforcemen t

o f summar y offense s rmde r th e Pennsylvani aRule s o f Crimina l Procedure
. Th e townshi p solicito r ma y

### assum e charg e of

the prosecutio n withou

t the consen

t o f tli e distric t

attorney . AJ

l fines an dpenaltie s collecte dfo

r violatio n o

f thi s Articl e shall b e pai dove r t o th e townshi p treasury . Notliing mthi s section shall prohibi t the township fi"om enforcing the provision s o f thi s articl e b

y an y othe r remed y availabl e a

t la w o r i n equity
. The remedie s provide dherein shal l b e cumulativ e an

dconcurren

t an d shall b e i n addition to an

y other remedie s availabl e t o the townshi p a t la w or i n equity
. Sectio n 2 - Severability
. In th e even t tha t an y section , sentence , clause , phras e o r wor d o f thi s Ordinanc e shall b e declaredillegal , invah do r unconstitutiona

l b y an y cour t o f competent jurisdiction , suc

h declaratio n shall no t

prevent , preclude o

r otherwis e foreclos e enforcemen t o f any of th e remaining portion s o

f thi s Ordinance
. Sectio n 3 - Repealer
. All Ordinance s o r part s o f Ordinance s inconsisten

t herewit h o r i n conflic t wit h an y of tli e specific term s enacte dhereby , to the extent o f saidinconsistencie s or conflicts , ar

e hereb y specificall

y repealed
. Sectio n 4 - Ejffective
. Thi s Ordinanc e shal l becom e effective five day s afte r it s enactment , ORDAINED an

dENACTE D thi s .-^O''" ^ da y o f /] < fx^hsi. ^ 2011
. ATTEST : BOAR D O F SUPERVISOR S O FLOWE RPROVIDENC E TOWNSHI P 

## r::^J/A JpSfeP H DUNBAR , Secretar y RICHAR D T
. BROWW , Chairma njys ; ~ sS ; -^^ ^ J-K-* ^ .5« i ' , / ^

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