§ 2-1. Responsibility for costs incurred in hazardous materials response, response to arson, or response to false fire alarm.
(a)
Any person who is in the act of storing, manufacturing, disposing of, utilizing or transporting hazardous material by means of any craft, vessel or vehicle and causes a leak, spill or release of any hazardous material requiring a response by any emergency response agency or department of the county, or who causes fire suppression activities as a result of arson or causes a false fire alarm in the county is financially responsible for:
(1)
The total costs and expense of the operational costs of all equipment and personnel, replacement cost of any damaged or destroyed equipment, cost of any and all supplies expended, and any other miscellaneous expenses incurred during the response or while conducting suppression activities or during the return to respective departments, stations or agencies; and
(2)
Any costs of hazardous materials containment, control, decontamination, cleanup and restoration, including supplies expended, operational expenses of equipment and personnel, and any costs of transportation, storage and disposal of contaminated materials as may be necessary to relieve the threat of loss of life or endangerment to health, property and the environment.
(b)
Costs incurred and recoverable by the county pursuant to this section shall not include costs incurred by other state or federal agencies.
(Ord. No. 88-20, 6-6-88)