[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Monroe
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 10-3-1988 by Ord.
No. O-20-88]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
All costs associated with a discharge within the boundaries of the
Township of Monroe, 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 Monroe, 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 Monroe 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 article.
Any individual, public or private corporation, companies, association,
societies, firms, partnerships or joint-stock companies.
Any person who shall discharge hazardous substances within the Township
of Monroe shall be strictly liable for all cleanup and removal costs incurred
by the Township of Monroe or agencies and employees thereon.
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 Town Council exclusively upon the reasonableness of the amount
assessed.
The person responsible for the discharge shall be liable for all reasonable
attorneys' fees and costs incurred in the collection of cleanup and removal
costs.
