§ 28-275. Reporting of spills and unauthorized discharges.

(a)

Any unauthorized discharge of a regulated substance(s) in excess of five (5) gallons if a liquid or twenty-five (25) pounds if a solid shall be reported immediately by the facility owner, operator or other responsible party to the county. Such notification shall in no way alleviate the owner, operator or responsible party from other local, state or federal reporting obligations required by law. The owner, operator, responsible party or person providing notification shall inform the county of the substance(s) discharged, the amount, location, duration of discharge and the potential hazard to groundwater, if known.

(b)

A discharge of any quantity of a regulated substance must be remediated such that contamination of soils, surface water or groundwater is brought into compliance with local, state and/or federal standards.

(c)

Clean-up activities shall begin concurrent with or immediately following emergency response activities. A full written report including the steps taken to contain and clean up the spill shall be submitted to the county within forty-five (45) days of the discovery of the spill.

(d)

Any person responsible for a spill or unauthorized discharge shall be subject to the cleanup and reimbursement provisions in this article.

(Ord. No. 94-8, § 15, 6-27-94)