a. Any person or business entity causing an unauthorized release of any hazardous substance for which the City expends public funds for the response to the release of such hazardous substance shall be liable to the City for all recoverable costs incurred by the City.
b. In the event a hazardous substance release or threatened release involves materials in transit, the shipper or carrier, the owner of the substance(s) and all other responsible persons and/or business entities, jointly and severally, shall be responsible for all costs incurred by the City, including but not limited to personnel costs incurred in responding to the release or threatened release, replacement costs of supplies and equipment contaminated as a result of the incident and proper disposal of those items and any other costs including legal expenses, associated to or as a result of the incident.
(Ord. BG2021-15, 5/4/2021)