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Timestamp: 2020-01-29 14:18:45
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 60', '§ 60', '§ 60', '§ 60', '§ 60', '§ 60']

Township of Mannington, NJ Hazardous Substances
§ 60-2 Assignment of liability.
§ 60-3 Parties responsible.
§ 60-4 Reimbursement for services required.
§ 60-5 Request for hearing.
§ 60-6 Reimbursement of costs.
Chapter 60 Hazardous Substances
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Mannington 4-3-2014 by Ord. No. 14-02. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Environmental Commission — See Ch. 44.
Industrial use standards — See Ch. 66.
Junkyards — See Ch. 68.
All costs associated with a discharge within the boundaries of the Township of Mannington, which shall include labor and material for the removal of hazardous substances, or taking of reasonable measures to prevent or mitigate damages to the public health, safety or welfare of the residents of the Township of Mannington, 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 the waters or lands within the Township of Mannington or outside the Township when damage may result to the waters or lands inside the Township.
All elements and compounds, including petroleum products as set forth within 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.
Any person who has discharged, or caused to be discharged, either intentionally or unintentionally, directly or indirectly, a hazardous substance, or who is in any way responsible for any hazardous substance which has been or shall be discharged within the Township, shall be strictly liable, jointly and severally, without regard to fault, and shall be responsible for all cleanup and disposal costs, including all wages (regular and overtime) paid and all costs of medical and hospital treatment for injuries incurred by the agents, servants and employees of the Township. This section shall not apply to discharge of hazardous substances pursuant to and in compliance with the conditions of a federal or state permit.
Reimbursement to the Township for items expended and cost incurred shall be made by the owner or operator of the vehicle responsible for or involved in the hazardous material fire or leak or spill of hazardous material; the owner or person responsible for the vessel containing the hazardous material involved in such fire, leak or spill on public or private property, whether stationary or in transit and whether accidental or through negligence; the owner or person responsible for any property from which any leak or spill of hazardous material emanates, whether accidental or through negligence; and the person responsible for the hazardous material, fire, leak or spill of hazardous material on public or private property, whether accidental or through negligence; and further, this responsibility shall also apply to all persons who have intentionally, unintentionally, directly or indirectly discharged or caused to be discharged hazardous material substance within the Township of Mannington.
Regardless of the location of the incident, any person or entity causing, or the owner of any vehicle or equipment causing or involved in, a hazardous material fire, leak or spill or release involving a hazardous material must provide reimbursement for services rendered by, or damage caused to, any recovery company, towing company, fire department, rescue department, or any other technical assistance called for by the Township to handle such incident. In the event of a vehicle having been responsible for an incident, such vehicle shall be impounded until such time it is deemed safe to proceed by the responsible official in conjunction and cooperation with the Township of Mannington. This § 60-4 shall extend to any incident which involves mobilization and response by the Township and/or its Fire Department, Rescue Department, or any other department in accordance with the County Emergency Response Plan.
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.
Full reimbursement shall be made to the Township by the person or persons responsible not later than 45 days after receipt of an itemized invoice from the Township of Mannington. The person responsible for the discharge shall be liable for all reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred in the collection of cleanup and removal costs.