A. Deposits Prohibited: No person shall deposit, drain, or divert intentionally, negligently or accidentally into or upon any public highway, street, alley, paving, drainage ditch, storm drain, sewer, gutter, creek, stream, river, lake, pond, or lagoon, any hazardous materials, deleterious substances, or pollutants, or in any manner permit by seepage, overflow or otherwise, any of such substances to escape from any property owned, leased, or controlled by such person; nor shall any person allow such substances to flow or be carried onto or upon any public highway, street, alley, paving, drainage ditch, storm drain, sewer, gutter, creek, stream, river, lake, pond, or lagoon within the City.
B. Violation; Liability For Cleanup And Costs: Any person or property owner who commits a violation of this section shall be liable for the proper mitigation, cleanup, disposing, and transportation of the materials to a regulated hazardous materials dump site at a maximum rate of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per hour per City vehicle used in the cleanup, disposing or transporting of such materials, plus the actual cost of any supplies, equipment and/or materials used by the City. If it is necessary for the City to hire independent contractors to assist in the cleanup, the person or property owner who commits such a violation shall remit to the City the cost of any necessary supplies, equipment, materials and/or services. (1994 Code § 23.5-32)