§ 24-9.4. Responsible Persons Liable for Costs.

Each of the following persons is jointly and severally liable to the City for cost of abatement of a hazardous materials release in the City:

a.

Any person whose negligent or willful act or omission was a proximate cause of the hazardous materials release;

b.

Any person who owned or had custody or control of the hazardous material at the time of the hazardous materials release, without regard to fault or causation;

c.

Any person who owned or had custody or control of the container that held the hazardous material at the time of, or immediately prior to, the hazardous materials release, without regard to fault or causation;

d.

Any person who owned or was in possession of the property on which or from which the hazardous materials release occurred, without regard to fault or causation;

e.

Any person who, by contract or otherwise, arranged for the disposal, treatment, or transport of the hazardous material, without regard to fault or causation, if the hazardous materials release occurred during disposal, treatment, or transport.

f.

Any person who accepted hazardous materials for transport, without regard to fault or causation, if the hazardous materials release occurred during transport.

(Ord. No. 2932 N.S. § 1)