The Township of Shaler does hereby prohibit the dumping of any
hazardous materials or substances upon or into properties within the
municipal boundaries of the Township of Shaler.
The Township of Shaler hereby authorizes and directs its various
emergency services, Township employees or any other persons employed
by the Township for such purposes to clean up or abate, or cause to
be cleaned up or abated, the effects of any hazardous materials or
substances deposited upon or into properties or facilities within
the municipal boundaries of the Township of Shaler, including such
properties and activities as, but not limited to, traffic control,
evacuation, relocation, substance monitoring and establishment of
medical-care facilities, and to recover from such persons responsible
for the same any and all costs incurred in the mitigation of the situation.
Any person or persons who intentionally or accidentally or negligently
caused such deposit shall be liable for all costs incurred by the
Township of Shaler or incurred by the Township in the cleanup or abatement
activities. The remedies provided by this article shall be in addition
to all other remedies provided by other laws or ordinances of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Township of Shaler.
For purposes of this article, costs incurred by the Township
of Shaler shall include, but are not limited to, actual labor cost
of Township personnel, including worker's compensation benefits,
fringe benefits, administrative overhead, cost of equipment operation,
cost of special fire-extinguishing agents used and cost of any contracted
labor and materials; and, further, it shall include any costs incurred
by volunteer fire companies, emergency medical companies, the Department
of Police of the Township of Shaler and any other agency or contractor
engaged in the abating or cleaning up of the effects of any such hazardous
materials of substances deposited upon or into properties, facilities,
roads or streets of the Township of Shaler.
