Notwithstanding any other provision or rule of law, the
shall be jointly and severally liable for all
of
and
incurred by local government and/or public or private safety and emergency agencies and organizations as a direct or indirect consequence of a
to an actual or threatened
of a
into the
:
(A) The owner and operator of a
or
from which there is a
or substantial threat of a
of hazardous materials;
(B) Any
who, at the time of disposal, transport, storage, or treatment of hazardous materials, owned or operated the
or
used for such disposal, transport, treatment, or storage from which there was a
or substantial threat of a
of hazardous materials;
(C) Any
who by contract, agreement, or otherwise has arranged with another party or entity for transport, storage, disposal, or treatment of hazardous materials owned, controlled or possessed by another party or entity from which there is a
or substantial threat of a
of hazardous materials;
(D) Any
who accepts or accepted any hazardous materials for transport to disposal, storage or treatment
from which there is a
or substantial threat of a
of hazardous materials.
(E) Any
and the
of any
, whether as an
or as an independent contractor, who causes or allows the
of hazardous materials.
(Ord. O-17-95, passed 11-1-95; Am. Ord. O-08-16, passed 8-18-16)